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

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 ...

After a decade of near-zero interest rates smothering debt yields, a global pandemic that halted global supply chains, and a reopening that spurred red-hot inflation, investors would be forgiven for ...

Structured products, also called structured notes, are customized versions of existing investments. A recent example is this offering from Morgan Stanley MS. Sold in June 2022, the company’s ...

Traditionally in the domain of institutional investors, structured products combine various assets and derivatives to create tailored risk-return profiles. With the advent of blockchain, the potential ...

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 ...