I have held these type of investments in my portfolio for many years.These funds are a limited percentage of my portfolio. However, they have enhanced my bottom line significantly. Regulators have absolutely no business restricting me on my investment decisions. What makes you think that you can make better financial decisions than I can? Further, I make all of my own investment choices and
As a Financial Advisor, we have a small portion of our practice that uses leveraged and inverse ETFs in our clients accounts. We fully understand the risks involved. We employ multiple analytics in our decision making process, and use an active trading system in an attempt to mitigate the risks. The long-term results can be quite substantial for our clients. We feel it would not be in our clients
Dear FINRA, This attempted infantilization of the American public is a disgrace. The American dream is one of freedom. Freedom to make informed financial decisions to provide the best possible life for myself and my family. All of human knowledge is available for free online and yet somehow derivative instruments are so complex as to need regulation by the government? So only the elite can
When it comes to where I place my money for investing, it should be my choice. Not that of some unknown regulator who may be getting kick-backs for pushing specific investments.
There should not be any red tape that I must go through before being able to invest. This should be regardless of if I seek advice of a financial advisor or not. It is my money and my future and my decisions.
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I use my own money for my public investments. So I should be able to choose the public investments that align with my financial planning and risk level. I therefore oppose all restrictions to my freedom.
We all need a license to drive, but that's because other people's lives depend upon our driving skills. Investing is different, because only I get affected by my investment
Lets replace all financial terms with fast food terms. To eat at fast food restaurants you must: Pass a health quiz Demonstrate a low BMI Receive a note from your doctor Attest to reading health journals Go through cooling off periods during which you cant eat You would never support a regulation like this. Let people make their own informed decisions you would say. Great, now apply this to
I oppose the restrictions on the public to invest in leveraged and inverse funds. I believe every type of investment was created to meet some need of the public, and they should be made available to everyone. Losing free access to financial tools such as leveraged and inverse funds will shut more doors to the poor and make the rich richer. As long as people are able to get disclosures about the
I assist my retired mom via dividend income investing to supplement her SS benefits, and your contemplated imposition of restrictions to invest would, in practice, forbid me from investing on her behalf because she would not be able to pass those tests on her own.
This year, I used leveraged and inverse funds for my mother's account and met her financial objective. If these tools are
Dear Sir or Madam,
Please consider continuing the use of leveraged and inverse funds, especially those from ProShares. As a long time investor in both TQQQ and MVV, I am well aware of the risks and rewards of leveraging in both times of market appreciation and depreciation. The mentioned leveraged funds are another arrow in my quiver of diversification and ability to be financially independent
I disagree with further retail investor limitations. There are countless resources available for retail investors to utilize in order to learn about leveraged ETFs and other complex investments. Additionally, these investments pose no greater financial risk than any other individual stock investment, which, if the last 2 years have shown us anything, can be even more volatile than cryptocurrency/