Question: We have over $500,000 invested with a certified financial planner (CFP) we like — most of it in very safe bonds to generate a little income. We are also into structured notes that generate ...

At first glance, a laddered approach to structured notes or buffered ETFs may seem like a strategy to manage risk and smooth returns over time. However, the accumulation of embedded gains, increased ...

Are you seeking high yields but worried about the risks of BDCs and REITs? You aren’t alone. Andrew Ross Sorkin recently published an article in the New York Times’ Deal book discussing a popular Reit ...

Structured notes are linked to a reference asset, the most common being equities but they can also cover various indices, interest rates, and currency, commodity, or property markets, as a few ...

Structured investments, also known as structured notes, are a combination of a bond, which can provide downside protection, and a derivative, which provides leveraged upside benefits, allowing ...

“More people are paying attention to credit risk than before, so it is true that the subset of investors that are being particularly prudent has increased,” says Alberto Cherubini, head of exotic ...

The Simplify Barrier Income ETF and the Simplify Target 15 Distribution ETF offer a more flexible and streamlined alternative to traditional structured products by eliminating bank credit risk, ...

Structured notes, long the preserve of banks’ equity derivatives desks, are getting a fixed-income makeover. Banks are investing heavily to overhaul their structured note operations to re-gear them ...

"More people are paying attention to credit risk than before, so it is true that the subset of investors that are being particularly prudent has increased," says Alberto Cherubini, head of exotic ...