We do not need any federal agency to initiate any more regulations in this area. Federal oversight of finances has led to trillions and trillions and trillions in debt, with zero actual money or assets in the Social Security trust fund. Please, please keep your hands out of this. You have done enough damage already.
Leveraged and inverse funds are essential to my investment strategy, which involves extensive diversification among asset class and rebalancing. These funds allow me to run a sophisticated strategy that would otherwise be unavailable to me. With simple disclosures, the public can safely use these funds to access strategies that would otherwise only be available to the very wealthy.
Individual investors NEED access to ETFs, and taking access away is against American principles of a free market. ANY investment carries a risk, and by eliminating access to ETFs you are not eliminating risk, you're simply transfering risk to another asset group or to another institution/agent which, by all accounts, is NOT a better solution for the average investor.
Thank you.
Bitcoin is now a standard, conventional asset class, along with stocks, bonds, and precious metals. US citizens should be able to freely invest in bitcoin and bitcoin-tracking funds if they wish. Citizens benefit from having a greater diversity of investment options, including bitcoin and bitcoin-tracking funds. The reality of investing is that each person is responsible for their own investments
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At the present time, many certificates of deposit held by individuals are expiring. There has been an intensive marketing effort by some mutual funds and many NASD members to persuade such individuals to invest in bond mutual
Members Reminded To Update PC FOCUS PINs
Members are reminded of their obligation to keep their PC FOCUS Personal Identification Number (PIN) information current. FOCUS filings that are submitted with the PIN of an individual who is no longer registered as a principal of the submitting firm are not considered complete filings.
Background
Each member designated to the National Association of
Overview
FINRA launched the Helpline on April 20, 2015 to provide investors with access to specially trained FINRA staff who can assist senior and vulnerable adult investors with questions or concerns about their brokerage accounts and investments. As of December 31, 2019,5 the Helpline has received over 18,000 calls from all 50 states and several countries. Helpline callers range in age from 17
Listen to FINRA CEO Robert Cook discuss proposed new Rule 4111 at the 2019 FINRA Annual Conference.
Summary
As part of FINRA’s ongoing initiatives to protect investors from misconduct, FINRA is requesting comment on proposed new Rule 4111 (Restricted Firm Obligations) that would impose tailored obligations, including possible financial requirements, on designated member firms that cross
What happened to capitalism???
(a) General Provision
(1) Each member required to join the Securities Investor Protection Corporation shall maintain blanket fidelity bond coverage which provides against loss and has Insuring Agreements covering at least the following:
(A) Fidelity
(B) On Premises
(C) In Transit
(D) Forgery and Alteration
(E) Securities
