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 ...

SPi data shows the structured note market reached $194 billion in 2024, a milestone that underscores how quickly these products are moving into broader advisor use. But as adoption accelerates, the ...

Cryptocurrencies often make headlines for their price swings. For example, Bitcoin fell by over 70% from its November 2021 all-time high. To manage this volatility, investors are increasingly using ...

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 ...

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 ...

The popularity of structured products associated with the S&P 500 Futures Excess Return Index, often denoted by the ticker SPXFP, has skyrocketed. Last year, issuance increased by 48% to $3.5 billion, ...

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 ...

"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 ...