I do not need you telling me what I can or can't invest it. I't my responsibility to assume risk, not yours. Quit being the nanny state.

Dear FINRA,

I am opposed to regulations which restrict or limit my ability to invest. An investment decision should be that of the investor itself not the regulators. As an accredited investor I do not want regulators to limit my ability to invest in leveraged or inverse funds if I would like to do so. Thank you .

Devin Murphy

I am a very middle class investor, taxed to the max. I invest through a broker. My feeling is FINRA decisions always support the Wall Street, gang ! My feelings are stocks and regulators are extremely difficult for folks like me to I understand, thus my broker. To be Wall Street has been one a gang of thieves thrive by on us. A [REDACTED] recommendation to co trimly forget investments, even more, is a perfect example of how the gang seeks to manipulate the middle class.

I believe that investors should have the ability to invest in the securities of their choosing. While some are more complex and volatile than others, investors are consenting adults who are aware they must live with their consequences.

I believe that signing a document that acknowledges such extra risk is acceptable, as it makes investors aware of such volatility.

However applying safeguards such as net worth, requirement of specialized investment knowledge, or periods where investment isn't possible will prevent scores of people from building wealth effectively.

I vehemently oppose this proposed regulation. It is my RIGHT to choose which investments are appropriate for me. Regulators are not elected by ME to make choices for me. As a person with a degree in Finance and work experience with a Wall St. bank, I should not be required to pass any test that a bureaucratic regulator writes. Members of the public who use their funds in such investments are not as ignorant or as misinformed as you may believe. How dare you even consider that someone with a high net worth is by default more savy with investments than anyone else.

Investment tools should be available to everyone not just the privileged

I am capable of understanding leveraged and inverse funds
and their risks. I do not need these measures imposed on me.
I should be able to choose the public investments that are right for me. Public investments should be available to all of the public, not just the privileged. Leveraged and inverse funds are important to my investment strategies. Leverage and inverse funds, including that they help me protect (hedge) your investments or seek enhanced returns, I use
them as a limited part of my overall portfolio.

I oppose of any rules or regulations that would prevent me of my right to invest my money into investments of my choosing. This is America. And I think people should start acting like it they know it. Freedom and Liberty.
That's what we stand for.

As a long time investor in stocks, bonds and other maybe "complex" investments, I strongly disapprove and oppose FINRA's proposed and potential denial of my freedom to choose what investments I deem appropriate for my financial needs. I and my family do not want your capricious and arbitrary definitions, criteria or tests inflicted on us before we can freely invest as we choose and have the capability to do so. Your organization is proposing another layer of government red tape.

Individuals should have a right to choose the public investments for themselves. To be able to have this right we shouldn't go through anything like a test, approval or cooling time. This right shouldn't be limited to the privileged.