Nathanael DePutter Comment On Regulatory Notice 22-08
Nathanael dePutter
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Restricting investor access to inverse and leveraged funds while leaving such funds available to institutional investors is both discriminatory and likely to contribute to wealth inequality in America. Requiring a certain net worth is a particularly insulting way to discriminate against individual investors. I understand that these funds can move in ways that unsophisticated investors do not understand and I also understand the desire to protect said investors from potential loss. The clear solution to this tension is a knowledge test and NOT any of the other proposed hurdles. Separately, this should also be the means of gaining accredited investor status. While I meet the criteria for accredited investor myself, many sophisticated (predominantly young) investors I know do not. Granting a broader range of investment opportunities to the rich and denying them to the poor is a sure way to widen the gap between haves and have-nots,
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Nathanael DePutter Comment On Regulatory Notice 22-08
Restricting investor access to inverse and leveraged funds while leaving such funds available to institutional investors is both discriminatory and likely to contribute to wealth inequality in America. Requiring a certain net worth is a particularly insulting way to discriminate against individual investors. I understand that these funds can move in ways that unsophisticated investors do not understand and I also understand the desire to protect said investors from potential loss. The clear solution to this tension is a knowledge test and NOT any of the other proposed hurdles. Separately, this should also be the means of gaining accredited investor status. While I meet the criteria for accredited investor myself, many sophisticated (predominantly young) investors I know do not. Granting a broader range of investment opportunities to the rich and denying them to the poor is a sure way to widen the gap between haves and have-nots,