Structured notes can help current and near-retirees that need ongoing growth, but they can’t afford high levels of risk.

At first glance, a laddered approach to structured notes or buffered ETFs may seem like a strategy to manage risk and smooth returns over time. However, the accumulation of embedded gains, increased ...

For example, Deutsche Bank put out research in August 2006 that asked investors to consider the possibility that a systematic trading strategy could be run in such a way as to harness the market ...