Ever since 2012, I’ve invested in equity structured notes to provide for some downside protection. Structured notes have sometimes gotten a bad reputation because they may be complex and expensive. However, just because you don’t understand something doesn’t mean you should burn it at the stake. If a structured note can give you the courage …
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Do you want downside investment protection? We could be in another financial bubble. But nobody really knows when a correction will take place. Therefore, may I suggest looking into structured notes. This article will give you an example of an equity structured note that provides downside investment protection, while also offering upside potential as well. …
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Let’s learn how a structure note works. In CD Investment Alternatives, I touch upon structured notes as a potential CD replacement. Structured notes are riskier than CDs given CDs have a $250,000 FDIC guarantee per individual. That said, it looks like there is some interest in structured notes based upon the comments. Let me first …
When I first wrote about Understanding Structured Derivative Products As An Investment in 2012, I received some pushback. The media was going on about how structured products helped accelerate the financial crisis partly because investors didn’t understand what they were getting themselves into. It was similar to how some adjustable rate mortgage borrowers didn’t understand how their …
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A structured note can save value investors from a bad trade. Let me share an example with Apple stock. Back in December 2012 I started geting interested in Apple (AAPL). The stock had fallen from $705 down to the low $500s as investors began to sour on its margins, the CEO, and the competitive landscape …
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Structured derivative products are a type of investment that provide some downside hedges. They are also called structured notes. I wrote this post back in 2012 after I got a six-figure severance. I was trying to figure out how to safely invest my severance with a hedge given I no longer had a job. I’m …
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Founded in 2012, Fundrise is a private real estate investment platform for all investors. Fundrise was the first real estate crowdfunding platform to be launched in the US after the 2012 JOBS Act was passed. You can start investing in Fundrise with just a $10 minimum, which is one of the lowest minimums today. Fundrise has a …
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For those who follow golf, there was a blockbuster announcement that the PGA Tour would merge with the LIV Golf League. Nobody expected the PGA Tour to merge with LIV because the PGA Tour had been adamant in its disdain for the Saudi Arabia-backed league. The LIV Golf League offered obscene amounts of money to …
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After the collapse of SVB and Signature Bank, I decided to review our existing banking relationships and see if we are well positioned to weather another potential bank run. I also wanted to share with you the ideal number of banking relationships to have to feel safe and sound. When I first started Financial Samurai …
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I finally understand why I haven’t been able to shake the niggling stress I’ve been feeling lately. Despite writing less, doing fewer business deals, and exercising more, I still feel this gnawing pressure because I’m responsible for investing my immediate family’s money. When you invest family money, family money always feels more important compared to …
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