I am strongly opposed to any regulations that restrict my ability to buy or sell any form of financial security. Only I truly know what is best for my financial stability and what I am and am not able to participate in. Financial advice is one thing, and I am always open to such, as well as additional education and training, but at the end of the day I should be free to make my own choices when it comes to how I use my money, and what investments I make with it.

Inverse funds can be a valuable adjunct to long investments!

Leave it up to the individual to make investing decisions, without the government limiting our options.

We are adults who can make our own decisions, and this needs to remain a free country! It's an unreasonable restriction to make a person have to prove he is capable of making inverse or leverage investments. Long investments are also risky, and it is up to the investor to make his own decisions without the government interfering!

Leveraged Index Funds are less complex than the mutual funds non-accredited investors can purchase through personal brokerage funds. This is largely for 3 reasons: The fees are easier to understand, distributions and dividends are easier to understand, and returns are easier to understand.

Opposed to proposition

Hi, its not necessary for regular theres to get involved with peoples own financial decisions. Ive used inverted and leveraged ETFs for years and although sometimes there are losses in general I had great returns from them. It would be a shame if this opportunity for returns were cut off. Let adults decide how to invest their own money. We dont need the scolds in DC telling us what we cant do.

FINRA,

I am strongly opposed to regulations being considered to limit the ability of the public to invest in leveraged and inverse funds without such things as passing tests on investment knowledge, demonstrating high net worth, getting approval from a broker, attesting to reading certain materials, and going through "cooling off periods" during which one cannot invest.

The government doesn't have the Constitutional authority to tell us what to spend out money on! IT'S OUR MONEY! Wanna find out the consequences for violating our rights? Keep pushing! You'll find out! QUICK!

One of the best parts of a free society is the ability to make your own decisions and none more important than financials ones. I have been investing for over 30 years and the ability to do that and to choose my investments has resulted in my financial independence. I am not a trader, I am a long term investor and holder of leveraged funds. I am my own advisor and do my own research and I take responsibility for my investments. I find it a huge overreach to attempt to limit my ability to make my own investment decisions and interfere with my financial independence.

You shouldn't have to go through any special process like passing a test before you can invest in public securities.
Explain that you are capable of understanding your
investments and their risks. Tell regulators you do not need
these measures imposed on you.
You not regulators should be able to choose
the public investments that are right for you and your family.
Public investments should be available to all of the public,
not just the privileged.

I assist my retired mom via dividend income investing to supplement her SS benefits, and your contemplated imposition of restrictions to invest would, in practice, forbid me from investing on her behalf because she would not be able to pass those tests on her own.

This year, I used leveraged and inverse funds for my mother's account and met her financial objective. If these tools are pulled away from her, then it would drastically reduce her standard of living because her SS benefits aren't sufficient to meet her daily needs.