Securitization has gotten a bad reputation lately. But the securitization process—taking debt and pooling it into a derivative whose value is based on the underlying assets—was meant to reduce risk.

Stocks and bonds might not be enough to meet client expectations of their portfolios right now. That’s the worry that’s on the minds of advisors—and it’s leaving room for designers and distributors of ...

Are you looking for an investment to diversify your portfolio? Structured products have a unique pricing model and can expose your portfolio to certain markets while mitigating some of the risks. They ...

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 ...

Many of you may have heard about so-called structured products, which are usually sold by banks to clients with a decent amount of capital (sometimes, to ...

The Structured Products market makes up nearly $11 trillion of U.S. public and private bond market debt. Banks employ financial engineering to transform a variety of assets, such as residential and ...

THE STRUCTURED PRODUCTS business is enjoying a strong renaissance after being virtually wiped out during the financial crisis. According to StructuredRetailProducts.com, there are now $1.3 trillion of ...

(MoneyWatch) Over the past decade, structured investment products, also known as equity- or index-linked notes, have become increasingly common in the portfolios of retail investors. And this is not ...

Through Nasdaq Fund Network, in partnership with Luma Financial Technologies, structured products are becoming increasingly transparent and, as a result, an attractive investment vehicle that can ...

On May 24, 2011, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) head Richard Ketchum announced at the regulator's annual conference that structured product sales to retail investors are "an area of ...

(MoneyWatch) COMMENTARY As the director of research for the Buckingham Family of Financial Services, I've been asked by clients and advisors to analyze myriad structured products. I've yet to find one ...