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Carol Sampsel Comment On Regulatory Notice 22-08

As the custodian for my disabled son's accounts, I need to reiterate what I said previously. I take my responsibility seriously and have for years. I am educated in reverse funds and have managed their funds using them for many years. I should have the same right to invest as I see fit as institutions do. The fact that these regulations imply an institution care more about my son's financial future than I do is both insulting and just plain misguided.

Nathalie Bijlsma Comment On Regulatory Notice 22-08

Leveraged and inverse funds should be able to be traded by anyone. Its my money and it is my choice on how to spend it. Individuals have the right to spend money and invest how they please. Yes, there could be risks involved but that is my choice. Every investment involves some sort of risk, even the top tech stocks, some of which have declined roughly 80% since their high a year ago. How can an inverse or leveraged fund be more risky than that? My money, my choice; just like my body, my choice. Meme stocks were traded by individuals, and a ton of money was made and lost.

Raymond Carroll Comment On Regulatory Notice 22-08

It is important that small investors be permitted to use all investment tools, including leveraged and inverse funds. Those tools are the only way small investors can ever hope to compete with the large investors who are allowed to use those tools. Also, the size of one's investments is not an indication of lack of ability. Many small investors have more academic degrees and training than the regulators. Testing small investors will be a waste of time for the investors, the investment industry, the testers, and whoever is going to monitor the testing.