Benzinga explains structured notes and derivatives to help you decide if this type of alternative investment is right for you.

Trying to generate income while limiting risk in today’s low-interest rate environment is beyond tough. One possibility I’m recommending to my clients is structured notes.

Structured notes have a higher risk of missing payments compared to regular bonds. For example, let’s say the underlying investment temporarily crashes the day before your structured note matures.

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While structured notes are an appealing opportunity to earn passive income, investors should understand that this investment does come with risk.

Tailored Risk/Return: Choose notes with your preferred balance. Structured Notes vs. BDCs/REITs (Example): 5-Year Performance: BIZD ETF (BDCs) offered a 9.9% yield but only a 4.77% total return.

Structured notes allow investors to participate in the upside of a sector or asset class, while limiting downside exposure, this adviser says ...

Outcome-oriented products are crafted to meet clear expectations. However, adopting a laddered approach with structured notes or buffered ETFs introduces significant timing risks.

DBS said tokenizing structured notes on Ethereum will allow them to become more fungible and tradable for eligible investors.

In a previous blog entry I described the basic mechanics of structured note variable annuities (SNVAs). The products’ partial or complete downside protection plus potential to participate in ...