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Structured notes are hybrid instruments that combine a bond component with an embedded derivative component, offering unique risk management and portfolio construction options. Structured notes are ...

Structured notes, also known as structured investments, are on the rise as financial advisors aim to increase returns while also aiming to mitigate risk across their clients’ portfolios. Structured ...

Structured Notes and Buffer funds are sleep-well-at-night products designed to protect investors from market drops. Brokers and nervous investors love them, despite their complexity and fees. Talk to ...

The latest trend sweeping through wealthtech is providing independent advisors with digital access to structured investments. But some worry they may be overly simplifying the complex, expensive and ...

Investors who want a trifecta of market exposure, decent upside and protection from losses might take a closer look at structured notes. These fixed income securities are a relatively new type of ...

Global structured note issuance rose 53% last year, partly driven by investors seeking customized exposure to environmental, social and governance plays. Among popular ESG investments are notes that ...

To eliminate downside risk and earn income off their holdings, investors have increasingly turned to a type of investment known as a structured product. Structured products come in many different ...