Don’t Mistake Risk For Stress: Direxion’s CEO Douglas Yones on Risk, Reward, and Leveraged ETFs

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Don’t Mistake Risk For Stress: Direxion’s CEO Douglas Yones on Risk, Reward, and Leveraged ETFs Guest: Douglas Yones CEO of Direxion Company: Direxion ETF Website: https://www.direxion.com/ AUM: $50 Billion Bio: As CEO of Direxion, Douglas Yones spearheads the company's strategic growth, overseeing innovative ETF solutions for retail and institutional investors. He drives partnerships with regulators and distribution channels to solidify Direxion's leadership in Leveraged and Non-traditional ETFs. With decades of expertise in asset management, ETF structures, capital markets, and compliance, Douglas serves on Direxion's Executive Management Committee. Previously, Douglas was Head of Exchange Traded Products at the New York Stock Exchange, managing listings for ETPs, Closed-End Funds, and SPACs. His tenure included supporting over 2,000 ETF launches and consulting with more than 250 asset managers on their inaugural funds. Before that, Douglas spent 17 years at Vanguard, leading Domestic Equity Indexing/ETF Product Management and contributing to ETF development across the United States, Canada, Europe, Latin America, Asia and Australia. Douglas holds a ChFC®, CETF®, an MBA from Villanova, and a bachelor’s degree from Penn State. A FINRA-registered Options and General Securities Principal, he is a prominent advocate for ETF investor education globally. His contributions include the creation of ETFcentral.com, furthering the development and adoption of the Certified ETF Advisor CETF® program, and producing educational content via podcasts and digital platforms to advance ETF adoption and understanding for investors worldwide. Note: Please Read The Full Disclaimer On The Company's Website: An investor should carefully consider a Fund’s investment objective, risks, charges, and expenses before investing. A Fund’s prospectus and summary prospectus contain this and other information about the Direxion Shares. Click here to obtain a Fund’s prospectus and summary prospectus or call 866-476-7523. A Fund’s prospectus and summary prospectus should be read carefully before investing. Leveraged and Inverse ETFs pursue daily leveraged investment objectives which means they are riskier than alternatives which do not use leverage. They seek daily goals and should not be expected to track the underlying index over periods longer than one day. They are not suitable for all investors and should be utilized only by sophisticated investors who understand leverage risk and who actively manage their investments. Direxion Funds Risks — An investment in the Funds involves risk, including the possible loss of principal. The Funds are non-diversified and include risks associated with concentration risk which results from the Funds’ investments in a particular industry or sector and can increase volatility over time. Active and frequent trading associated with a regular rebalance of a fund can cause the price to fluctuate, therefore impacting its performance compared to other investment vehicles. For other risks including correlation, compounding, market volatility and risks specific to an industry or sector, please read the prospectus. Direxion Shares ETF Risks — An investment in the ETFs involves risk, including the possible loss of principal. The ETFs are non-diversified and include risks associated with concentration that results from an ETF’s investments in a particular industry, sector or company, which can increase volatility... Note, The rest of the disclaimer is on the company's website...