I can make my own decisions, thank you very much. I can limit my exposure by choosing not to purchase, purchase a small amount, or as much as I want. As a former banker, somewhat successful businessman, and a veteran, I believe I understand risk better than any government employee, who enjoys a risk less salary, risk less retirement, risk less employment, risk less tenure and benefits that exceed
No one needs any measure of exam in order to invest. Any one can and should be able to choose public investments that are right for me and my family in any way shape or form. Public investment can and should always remain available to the public. No one should be excluded in any way shape or form. What is being done is trampling on the rights of the private citizen as a worker and as a provider.
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I am contacting you to express my opposition to the proposals in Regulatory Notice 22-08. I see no justification for FINRA to restrict public access to any publicly traded financial products, including leveraged EFTs. These securities provide an efficient and economic vehicle for small investors to hedge portfolio risk, a strategy that has now become critical in the aftermath of more than a
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Please stop telling small private investors what they can and cant invest in; our money is green like everyone elses and if we want to take the added risk of leveraged investments we should be able to accept that risk and do so. Requiring accredited investor status is particularly egregious as it excludes 90+% of investors. Its 2022, people are more educated about investing than ever and we need
I as a individual investor should be able to invest in leveraged or inverse funds at my own risk without being tested or regulated. It is up to me to understand and use these types of public securities just like any other public or private investment available.
Eric Scharfe.
I have a private individual broker for my investments because I wanted control over what my money is invested in, stop regulating and controlling free Americans. I think most people are likely to understand risk that are intelligent enough to have an ID that is required to open an account.
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