Robert Petta Comment On Regulatory Notice 22-08
To Regulators,
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To Regulators,
I oppose restrictions on my choices of investments.
I should be able to choose the public investments that are right for me - not regulators.
Public investments should be available to all of the public, not just the wealthy or politically connected.
Leveraged and inverse funds have been important tools for a middle class investor such as myself to help protect myself during volatility in the market. I am fully capable of understanding them. Losing access to them would be a crime to the middle class and small investor and a blow to inequality.
You are not smarter than I am. Please don't limit what I can buy and add more burden in doing so.
I am strongly against this special rule:Regulatory Notice #22-08.
DO NOT remove leveraged ETFS from the publics ability to invest. Stop hurting small and non institutional investors.
I am capable of understanding leveraged and inverse funds
and their risks. I do not need these measures imposed on me. What else can I buy to hedge my investments??
To whom it may concern, Instead of regulators choosing which investments I can and can't use, I should be able to choose the public investments that are right for me and my family. Public investments should be available to all of the public. I shouldn't have to go through any special process before you can invest in public securities. If a product is complicated, there are already rules in place for accredited investors. I am perfectly capable of understanding leveraged and inverse funds, along with their risks.
The denial to freely invest without the need for Government regulation is the denial of freedom. Since the founding of our nation the ability to spend our money and have the opportunity to make it grow further has been our nations bedrock. Please do not meddle with our system that makes our nation so unique and special.
Please do not impose unnecessary restrictions on my ability to buy and sell securities you may deem complex. I should not have to go through any type of screening or pass through any type of process before using such financial instruments.