Hi, I am writing to ask you to NOT limit my ability to freely invest in any type of public securities. I'm an individual investor and I've been investing and trading securities of all kinds for the past 10 years. Im an active learner and constantly educate myself about opportunities and associated risks. I have paid-subscriptions to several investment advisors. I make informed decisions that are right for my family's financial goals. Here are a few examples of my knowledge and experience: Leveraged and inverse funds have been extremely profitable to me.

I am writing to tell you I believe I should make the decision on what funds to invest in not government regulators. I know what's best for me and my family and am willing to live with those decisions. I allocate a small portion of my portfolio (less than 5%) to leveraged strategies and there is no reason why I can't decide what to do with my own money.

Please allow easy access to proshares investment

Its my money. These leverage funds only thing protecting my accounts during crashes.
What, i have to increase risk and short now, or maybe worse, buying constantly expiring puts?

It is elitist and violates freedom of choice to prevent an investor to do what he or she wants with his or her money, and why does FINRA pretend to know best, which is extremely paternalistic? The securities laws already preclude non accredited investors from participating in private placements, which provides more opportunity for the wealthy. All these preventative rules do that prevent is to further class division.

I'm opposed to this Bill

It is the right of everyone to have the equal opportunities in every aspect of life. The right to invest in products such as these should not be limited to a general definition of qualified. I did better for my personal finances than my employer matched IRA (managed by Raymond James since post Covid crash 2020) even though I began my investing journey in 2021. Removing the ability to invest takes away potential growth from future generations.

Us not regulators 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,
not just the privileged. I find this absolutely atrocious and in very bad taste. I demand this to be stopped (with respect) immediately to protect those of the free public and not the privileged.

Sincerely,

Wade .M. Benjamin
~ Average, Hardworking Citizen of the American Public ~

As a retail investor and woman, I am opposed to all rules such as this, that allow the rich to invest more freely than me. I resent the insinuation that I don't understand the risk of my investments. This is an equity/class issue! Do better.

Oppose the proposed regulations