In November 2007, the Securities Industry/Regulatory Council on Continuing Education (the Council) released the semi-annual Firm Element Advisory. The Council suggests that firms consult this guide in developing their Firm Element needs analysis.
FINRA’s training resource library includes a range of online offerings that address many of the topics that the Council has outlined in the Firm
Leveraged ETFs have become a very important part of my portfolio and retirement plan. They provide cheap, accessible leverage for normal investors like me, and without them I would be unable to utilize leverage in my situation. I fully understand the risks and use them as part of a larger, unleveraged, diversified portfolio, and Im sure many others do the same.
As an individual investor, I find leveraged funds essential to my long-term financial plans. While I understand that such funds can be harmful to those who do not have discipline or training to use them well, many other individual investors like me use them profitably. Please do not curtail our freedom to use leveraged or inverse funds.
The ability to invest how ppl want to invest it critical. I use inverse or leveraged inverse funds to mitigate my stock exposure during volatile times without having to sell stocks and pay capital gains. Eliminating my ability will cost me money as well as restrict my freedom. I strongly encourage you to scrap these unnecessary plans.
Ladies and Gentlemen: This will be the first of a series of comments by the undersigned in conjunction with FINRA's request for comments, as set forth in FINRA Notice 25-04.FINRA's focus, concerning the updating and modernization of its rules, is on:Capital Formation. Key areas where its rules or related regulatory requirements may affect or create unnecessary challenges for
For purposes of the Rule 6800 Series:(a) "Account Effective Date" means:(1) with regard to those circumstances in which an Industry Member has established a trading relationship with an institution but has not established an account with that institution:(A) when the trading relationship was established prior to commencement of Phase 2c or Phase 2d (as applicable depending on
1. What is the single most neglected area in the field of investor education? How might this area be developed? Bar none, the most neglected area is financial planning -- investing being just one of five primary focus areas. Investment, tax, estate, insurance and retirement planning all need to be discussed and aligned with one’s life/financial goals. It can be developed by changing our mindset/
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I strongly believe that leveraged and inverse funds are important to my investment plans and I use them as a limited part of my overall portfolio.
Do not restrict or make it more difficult for me to make my own decision as to whether or not I invest in them. In fact, I have done quite well in using them to create wealth. I want to be able to continue to choose these investments!
I have been successfully trading in leveraged ETFs for over a decade. I had not been able to save much for retirement but the leveraged ETFs have allowed me to catch up on the shortfall in a meaningful and substantive way. The use of leveraged ETFs is the very foundation of my trading methods. Eliminating effective tools from the market will be devastating to my plans and hope for a comfortable
I should be able to choose the public investments that are right for you and your family. Public investments should be available to all of the public, not just the privileged. I am well educated on how and where to invest. I understand leveraged and inverse funds and their risks and rewards. I am planning investment accordingly. Such funds are important to my investment strategies, this should
