Thomas Ritter Comment On Regulatory Notice 22-08
I would like to make my own investment decisions.
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I would like to make my own investment decisions.
I strongly oppose restrictions to my right to invest. I have decided what kind of risk I want to take on, and based on that I have chosen certain investments. I should have the freedom to choose my own investments. Keep your hands off of MY money. It's my future, not yours. Don't take away my rights!
Please dont limit our freedom to invest our money in our own way.
Comments: I do not need to be protected from myself. I invest only in what Ive spent the time to understand. This change is absolutely unnecessary and likely even detrimental to others in the future.
I oppose any restrictions by FINRA or any other regulatory bodies on my right to invest in publicly available investments such as leveraged and inverse funds. You couch your actions as protecting individual investors. We do not need your paternalistic [REDACTED]. Take it elsewhere. There should not be any special process, including passing a test or net worth test, or any of that crap to invest as I see fit. It's MY MONEY and I decide what strategies work best for me, including the use of leveraged and inverse funds WHEN I DETERMINE IT'S APPROPRIATE. Not you bureaucrats decide.
Comments: keep leverage ETFs
These products are some of the few that give the small investor a chance. Please dont restrict these products! Keep them the way they are!
Comments: stop interrupting the retail trader. Just leave the leverage ETFs alone ! Thank you
We understand the risks involved, only invest what you can afford to lose.
Investors not regulators should be able to choose the public investments that are right for our financial goals. Public investments should be available to all of the public, not just the privileged. Leveraged and Inverse funds are an important part of the choices available to investors as we manage our portfolios, and there should be no restrictions on them. Thank you, Glenn Hofmann