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Fish and Fowl Today's column is something different. Rather than advance an argument, as this space customarily does, it describes an investment type: structured notes. Normally, I leave investment ...

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 ...

Discover some of the pitfalls of investing in structured notes Thomas J Catalano is a CFP and Registered Investment Adviser with the state of South Carolina, where he launched his own financial ...

James Chen, CMT is an expert trader, investment adviser, and global market strategist. Khadija Khartit is a strategy, investment, and funding expert, and an educator of fintech and strategic finance ...

As the U.S. economy teeters on the brink of a recession, you may be wondering how you can create a retirement income portfolio that will stand the test of time. Like many other pre-retirees or ...

“Dresden, Germany! You’ve got to be kidding,” I said. Unfortunately, it was no joke. My client, a church endowment, had been sold a “structured note” which stated that the related prospectus was ...

Forget investing, Wall Street is a marketing and sales machine. They've developed a real stinker of a product that at first glimpse appears like the answers to your prayers but really is just one more ...

One of the fundamental truths about investing is that there is no such thing as a free lunch. An investment that promises higher returns is going to come with higher risks of losing money. And often, ...

When the European Central Bank signalled that its next likely rate move would be upwards, it triggered a sharp shift in interest rate expectations. The euro swaps yield curve dramatically inverted ...