Advisor Insights
Stocks Scaled August’s Wall of Worry. Can the Rally Survive September?
Corporate profits grew at their fastest pace in five years, but four unusual tailwinds did most of the work, and the bond market spent August asking harder questions.
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Two Ways Advisors Can Use Structured Notes: Layered Vs. Replacement Allocations
Implementing Structured Notes does not need to signal a portfolio overhaul. Advisors can use them to complement an existing exposure or replace part of a sleeve when the trade-offs are…
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The New Volatility Trade: What Market Rotation Means for Investors
With market leadership broadening and AI volatility rising, advisors have new opportunities to turn elevated volatility into strategic portfolio positioning.
Structured Notes 101
Types of Structured Notes & How They’re Used in Portfolios
How advisors can match note structures to client objectives, risk tolerance, and market conditions.
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How Advisors Can Match Portfolio Challenges to the Right Structured Note Features
The strongest Structured Note conversations begin with the problem inside the portfolio, not the language on the term sheet.
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The Asset Allocation Framework Advisors Are Using to Prepare Portfolios for 2026
Savvy financial advisors are using Structured Notes to get around some of the shortcomings of traditional allocation strategies. This summary helps break that down for 2026.
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Taxes, Liquidity, and Advisor Growth For 2026
Tax season and liquidity always goes hand in hand. Ray Denis joins the show to discuss strategies for today's market.
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The Future of Outcome-Based Investing: Technology, Structured Notes, and the Modern Advisor
Explore how technology and structured notes are evolving beyond traditional 60/40 portfolios to provide advisors with customizable, protective, goal-driven investment strategies.
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How RBC is Bringing Tactical Innovation to Structured Products
RBC’s Matt Swingle joins David Townsend to break down the S&P Market Agility Index—how it blends equity and fixed income exposures with tactical, rules-based volatility control.
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2024 Is Off To A Quick Start. Structured Notes May Help Clients Stick To This Year’s Financial Plan
Structured Notes can be an effective investment for helping clients manage market good and bad moments.
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Looking for Yield? The Case for Structured Notes Instead of ETFs
Key Implications: The Great Bond Bear Market, which began in August 2020, accelerated the popularity of income-producing equity strategies. So-called covered-call funds have been around for many years, but as…
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Structured Notes Gain Momentum with Advisors: Falling Costs and a Retail Client Focus Fosters Demand
Higher interest rates today make traditional bond investments appealing on the surface, but they fail to help investors in other real-life aspects. An increasing number of financial advisors intend to…
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Slam Dunk Strategies: Guarding Clients With a Protective Investment Game Plan
What’s Ahead: A recent Gallup poll found that a rising percentage of Americans are investing in the stock market. That’s great news for advisors who want to see people grow…
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Why Structured Notes for Yield
Relative to many popular high yield investments, Structured Notes may be able to produce similar but better risk-adjusted results.
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You Should be Diversifying by Investment Vehicle, Not Just Asset Class
What’s Ahead: Industry giant BlackRock recently doubled down on its recommendation that investors abandon the traditional 60/40 stock and bond allocation. In a new era of higher interest rates, stubborn…
