Remarks by Richard Ketchum From the NACUBO 2014 Endowment and Debt Management Forum
Regulations prevent small investors like myself from participating in venture capital and hedge funds, keeping more wealth in the hands of the wealthy.
UPRO's leveraged investment options are a critical component of my portfolio. Leveraged, they increase risk, but are also tied to market performance which diminishes single company/industry risk whereby I can choose the risk level I want
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NASD Rule 2210(d)(2)(N) prohibits NASD member firms from making predictions or projections of investment results to the
The US Constitution guarantees Americans the right to life, liberty and property. That means Americans have the right to spend or invest their hard-earned after-tax income (property) however they see fit, as long as they do not violate the equal rights of other people. It is not possible to violate the rights of other people by voluntarily buying and selling from them. As a result, American
I am a simple accountant from Long Island, NY. I have been investing in inverse ETF's for 13 years. In 2009 I left a low paying job as a tax auditor for the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue. They cashed out my accrued pension benefits, which were worth $6,500. I deposited this money into a traditional IRA rollover account with a broker in February 2009. I invested 20% of the
I oppose restrictions on my right to invest in public investments.
By creating restrictions to these investments, only the priviledged will be able to choose these investments. This is comletely unfair.
I have used leverage and inverse funds for probably at least a decade and they play a role in my investments strategies. I understand the risks involved, and these investments have been a
I bought inverse ETF during pandemic to hedge against the market downturn risk and back then there were no restrictions. Now given the huge risk in the market, Id like to have the same ability to hedge my portfolio against the risk in the current market environment so in a health market, short sales or inverse ETFs balance the risk.
As an educated & well-researched "retail" investor, I find this legislation incredibly insulting. The condescending essence of the idea that I am not capable of understanding the risks of leveraged and inverse ETFs is disgusting. Such ETFs have allowed me to outperform the major indexes through the bear market we are currently going through, and without access to them retail
I'm an adult and earned my income and the right to invest, income that I've already been taxed on mind you, the way and you the amount of risk that I choose. Ive been made aware of the risks involved and understand.
Stock market speculation is inherently not risk free. Please let me choose my level of risk and exposure.
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