Passive income, one of the most sought-after ways of making money, is a consistent income stream that requires little to no energy. Often thought of as when your money is making money, passive income ...

Structured notes were beloved by Wells Fargo bankers. The SEC warns that they are incredibly risky for the average investor. Structured notes offer investors options that are otherwise unavailable, ...

Flat returns for the past two to three years for both stocks and bonds and the uncertainty of what lies ahead is causing a lot of angst for investors, many of whom may be enticed to go to cash and ...

As investors seek investments that produce strong income in today’s climate of historically low interest rates and yields, where should they turn? Advisors who are working out income allocations for ...

“Participation in risky assets with limited downside”? Sign me up! This is the kind of pitch I have been seeing for structured notes: investment products with predefined returns linked to some ...

AP One reason—investors asked for it. The market for structured notes is growing rapidly, but so too are the challenges for individual Advisors. More than 100 to 150 new notes are issued each week in ...

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 ...

Many clients continue to put yield and downside protection among their long-term investment goals. Structured notes can provide either opportunity. In fact, structured notes are suited for many types ...

“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 ...

There’s an aspect of the higher interest rate structure we are now blessed/cursed with that hasn’t gotten as much airplay, but which is great news for dealer desks and also a good thing for ...