We are in the dawn of the empowered, intelligent investor and these restrictions are a clear step backwards in empowering the individual to make choices for their own financial well-being.
Leveraged funds have allowed me to seek enhanced returns without the need for obtaining further credit. This was incredibly helpful when I was younger and had less ability to obtain credit lines for this purpose. Inverse funds also allow for a much easier ability to diversify and hedge my investments, without needing to enter into more complicated options.
Restricting these investments does nothing to protect individual investors - risks and rewards are well understood (more so than other investment opportunities). All this does is reduce individuals power, letting only the very wealthy and institutional giants gain these benefits.
Jonathan Bruss Comment On Regulatory Notice 22-08
We are in the dawn of the empowered, intelligent investor and these restrictions are a clear step backwards in empowering the individual to make choices for their own financial well-being.
Leveraged funds have allowed me to seek enhanced returns without the need for obtaining further credit. This was incredibly helpful when I was younger and had less ability to obtain credit lines for this purpose. Inverse funds also allow for a much easier ability to diversify and hedge my investments, without needing to enter into more complicated options.
Restricting these investments does nothing to protect individual investors - risks and rewards are well understood (more so than other investment opportunities). All this does is reduce individuals power, letting only the very wealthy and institutional giants gain these benefits.