It's up to an individual investor to decide which investments are right for them. I am capable of understanding and using leveraged and inverse funds. I use them ALL the time. Please allow the free market to stay free of unnecessary regulations
I 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 have researched various different leveraged funds (and strategies) and believe that in my 20s being able to apply leverage to my investment strategy and to deleverage as I get older will allow me to maximize my returns while reducing my risk given my long investment timeline. Specifically I plan on using a combination of leveraged broad stock market funds and bond funds and maintaining a set
I am capable of making my own investment decisions. Stop FINRA #22-08.
Let people invest the way they wish. no restrictions on leveraged investments.
The idea of putting restrictions on Inverse/Leveraged securities is just a bad idea. 1) These instruments are not that complicated - people can understand them....Typically they are based on indexes (e.g., 2X SPX etc.), that's easier to understand than the inner-workings of any individual company! 2) FINRA, I believe, already requires brokers to display warnings - that's good enough. A
It is important that regular investors are not limited in what they can do. It is unfair and unAmerican if only the very wealthiest can participate fully in the financial markets, restricting the growth of wealth to the top 1% or less. Please do not restrict the rights of those fortunate enough to have money to invest.
This is yet another threat to our freedom thanks to the Marxist Biden administration!
With over 50 years experience in the Stock, Bond, Private Equity and real estate businesses I am fully understanding of the risks and uses of inverse ETF's. Please do not restrict their use.
Exchange traded notes play a vital role in the democratization of the public markets. They provide retail investors with vehicles to gain access to asset classes otherwise not availible to them. These products are central to my investment strategy, and I believe the proposed regulations would restrict my rights as an investor. I respectfully ask regulators not to impose these restrictions.
