As a long-time investor who had diligently saved for his retirement, and who sought advice from professional financial planners, I would like to retain my right to continue using leveraged instruments in my portfolio. They help me achieve the desired allocation. I do not speculate or day trade and only use these instruments only for long-term goals.

I not regulators should be able to choose the public
investments that are right for myself and family.
Public investments should be available to all of the public,
not just the privileged.

Leveraged and inverse funds are important to my
investment strategies. because they help me
protect (hedge) my investments or seek enhanced returns, and I use them as a limited part of your overall portfolio.

To whom it may concern,

I have been investing in triple leveraged ETF's for over 5 years. I have done so responsibly, setting stop loss orders and maintaining a keen eye markets and my portfolio. This has helped me create more capital in a responsible manner over these years. To limit responsible investors from accessing these type of funds would be an over reach of FINRA's mandate. Novice or irresponsible investors seeking high returns will turn their attention to the pink sheets and will be adversely affected.

I am capable of deciding how to invest my brokerage accounts and do not need the government to deem what products are 'safe.' I have used leveraged funds to increase my wealth and these funds should remain available to anyone and not just those deemed worthy by the government.