Please do not assume investors need a nanny state to tell them what they can or can't understand or invest in. These additional regulations are unnecessary and onerous.
I strongly oppose any restrictions to my right to invest in any funds that I want to invest in based on my own decisions.
The checks and balances are already in place. The prospectus' already make clear what the risk of leveraged investment or inverse investment tools are. The clearing brokers also ask the right questions before trading in these tools is allowed. The losses suffered by small investors who do not understand the risks they take are a just prize for ignorance. Nothing trains the
This is a ridiculous infringement on my right to protect myself and my investments. A well-balanced portfolio often includes hedges. Do you have hedges in your own portfolios? Of course you do. Please do not take away my right to do the same. I am a retiree, a taxpayer and investor, having worked my entire life. 1st the Fed props up the banks keeping interest rates near zero. We seniors got
Once again the government wants to protect us from ourselves. That should not be the role of government to treat us like we cannot make decisions for ourselves.
We should have the freedom to make our own choices and accept the consequences of our actions.
I strenuously oppose restrictions on my right to invest!
Dear SEC, Rule #S7-24-15: I personally should be able to choose the public investments which I deem appropriate for me and my family. NOT you! Just because some may be privileged doesn't mean only they should have access. I do not need to pass some special test or have money as the privileged do to have access to a public investment. Leverage and inverse funds play an important part of a
I am opposed to your new regulations.
It is my money and only I should have the right to choose which investments I pursue. I am fully aware of the investment risks. That's why prospectuses are available. Additionally, these type of inverse and leveraged funds are excellent tools to hedge portfolios which all funds may not be held at one firm.
Stay out of my financial affairs. Having over thirty years of investment
I dont feel there is a need for this type of regulation.
None of the proposed regulations are needed and they
hurt ordinary investors.
