Peter Gratton, Ph.D., is a New Orleans-based editor and professor with over 20 years of experience in investing, risk management, and public policy. Peter began covering markets at Multex (Reuters) ...

Structured products are useful in that they help invest money for a specific purpose for a specific time frame. Typically, structured products are available only to sophisticated investors holding a ...

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 ...

Today, most retail investors follow the “asset allocation” model of previous generations utilizing a combination of cash, public stocks and bonds. Many financial professionals, in fact, continue to ...

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 ...