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 ...

“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 Financial Industry Regulatory Authority said on Tuesday that it will review how firms supervise their concentrations in higher-risk structured products, specifically non-principal protected ...

Firms whose brokers advise their clients on a certain type of complex products known as structured notes should be prepared to answer questions about how and why they recommend the assets class. Finra ...

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 ...

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority is launching a review of how firms handle higher-risk structured products, including “worst-of” structured notes that can threaten principal investments.

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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 ...

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 ...