I am a private investor and am writing this letter to express my concerns with the actions proposed in the FINRA regulatory notice 22-08. The actions described in the notice seem to fall under the premise that the government can chose the publicly traded investments that are best for me or worse, I have to jump through hoops to pass some sort of government test to invest in things such as
Please do NOT take moves to restrict my right to invest in leveraged or inverse funds. Whether I choose to make such investments should be MY decision, based on my own knowledge and judgment, not that of a regulatory body such as FINRA. I have used leveraged and inverse funds for many years, always as a very small part (less than 5%) of my investment portfolio. I use them sometimes as a hedge and
I oppose any restrictions to my right to invest in public securities like leveraged and inverse funds. As a private citizen I, not a regulator, should be able to choose the public investments that are right for me and my family. I don't feel I should have to go through any special process like passing a test before I can invest in leveraged and inverse funds. I did the homework BEFORE
Based on my own investment and accounting experience, education and forma FINRA licensing I am capable of understanding leveraged and inverse funds and their risks. I should not be required to go through any special process or passing a special test before I can invest in any public securities, including leveraged and inverse funds. I should be able to choose whatever public or private
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Asset allocation means deciding what portion of your portfolio to invest in different asset classes, like stocks, bonds and cash. Diversification is the spreading of your investments both among and within different asset classes. And rebalancing means making regular adjustments to ensure you are hitting your target allocation. All are important tools in managing investment risk.
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I was alarmed to hear regulations are being considered by FINRA, which would severely restrict my being able to buy leveraged or inverse funds to invest for my family! The wonderful thing about Inverse or Leveraged Funds is that I can capture the same returns with 1/3 less Capital outlay A typical real life example for me would be if I... When I Invest 10,000 into 3X Inverse/Leveraged ETF and it
