Principal Protected Notes: The Advisor’s Guide to Downside Protection with Upside Potential
How Principal Protected Structured Notes help advisors shield client capital from market downturns, without sacrificing growth potential.
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Halo Investing and Ironlight Group Inc. Announce Strategic Collaboration to Tokenize and List Structured Notes on the Blockchain
Making Halo one of the first platforms in the U.S. to tokenize and list Structured Notes on a public blockchain.
Model Portfolios Are Under Pressure: How Structured Note SMAs Fill the Gap
The traditional 60/40 is showing its age. Discover how structured note SMAs can help advisors deliver defined outcomes across a range of client profiles.
March Madness Market Volatility: Falling Stocks, $100 Oil, and Higher Rates
The first quarter of 2026 tested traditional diversification and exposed why investors need better tools than a simple stock-bond mix.
Halo Investing and Derivaty Partner to Democratize Access to Advanced Risk Management Solutions
A new integration brings sophisticated, options-based risk management into a streamlined advisor workflow, making advanced portfolio protection more accessible than ever.
Principal Protected Notes: The Advisor’s Guide to Downside Protection with Upside Potential
How Principal Protected Structured Notes help advisors shield client capital from market downturns, without sacrificing growth potential.
Halo Investing and Ironlight Group Inc. Announce Strategic Collaboration to Tokenize and List Structured Notes on the Blockchain
Making Halo one of the first platforms in the U.S. to tokenize and list Structured Notes on a public blockchain.
Model Portfolios Are Under Pressure: How Structured Note SMAs Fill the Gap
The traditional 60/40 is showing its age. Discover how structured note SMAs can help advisors deliver defined outcomes across a range of client profiles.
March Madness Market Volatility: Falling Stocks, $100 Oil, and Higher Rates
The first quarter of 2026 tested traditional diversification and exposed why investors need better tools than a simple stock-bond mix.
Halo Investing and Derivaty Partner to Democratize Access to Advanced Risk Management Solutions
A new integration brings sophisticated, options-based risk management into a streamlined advisor workflow, making advanced portfolio protection more accessible than ever.
WisdomTree and Halo Investing Collaborate to Launch First-of-its-Kind Defined Outcome SMA Strategy, Expanding Access to Innovative Advisor Solutions
Firms officially launch the Halo-WisdomTree Structured Income Strategy, designed to deliver income, downside protection and scalable portfolio solutions for advisors navigating today’s markets.
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.
HALO Stocks and the New Case for Portfolio Protection
As AI disruption reshapes markets, investors are rotating toward asset-heavy, “undisruptable” companies known as HALO stocks.
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.
Demystifying the Portfolio: The Shift Toward Fully Transparent New Alternatives
As private credit risks mount, advisors are trading opaque "black box" strategies for fully transparent, defined-outcome solutions that prioritize fiduciary clarity.
Essential Guides
Types Of Structured Notes & How They’re Used In Portfolios
The essential getting started guide. We cover how Notes can compliment a portfolio and unlike many ‘alternatives’, you don’t need to learn a bunch of new concepts (or math). This is a top Google search for good reason.
Halo Insights Series
Check out our popular insights covering some of investing’s many qwerks. This series is short, educational, and dear we say, entertaining?
How Structured Notes Can Help Lead Productive Client Conversations About Investment Risk
NewEdge Wealth’s Chief Investment Officer, Cameron Dawson, explains that volatility isn’t just about better returns. It’s also about managing the emotional roller coaster of investing.
The Advisor’s Guide to Structured Notes
Join Halo Investing Co-Founder & President, Jason Barsema, to discuss the basics of Structured Notes, where they fit in a portfolio, and some examples to get you started.
Advisor Insights
Our latest articles for institutional advisors insights and thought leadership
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.
HALO Stocks and the New Case for Portfolio Protection
As AI disruption reshapes markets, investors are rotating toward asset-heavy, “undisruptable” companies known as HALO stocks.
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.
Demystifying the Portfolio: The Shift Toward Fully Transparent New Alternatives
As private credit risks mount, advisors are trading opaque “black box” strategies for fully transparent, defined-outcome solutions that prioritize fiduciary clarity.
Unlocking Opportunity: How Financial Advisors Can Streamline Structured Notes Investing
How modern technology platforms are helping advisors simplify structured notes, reduce operational friction, and deliver more customized client outcomes.
Principal Protected Notes: The Advisor’s Guide to Downside Protection with Upside Potential
How Principal Protected Structured Notes help advisors shield client capital from market downturns, without sacrificing growth potential.
Halo Investing and Ironlight Group Inc. Announce Strategic Collaboration to Tokenize and List Structured Notes on the Blockchain
Making Halo one of the first platforms in the U.S. to tokenize and list Structured Notes on a public blockchain.
Model Portfolios Are Under Pressure: How Structured Note SMAs Fill the Gap
The traditional 60/40 is showing its age. Discover how structured note SMAs can help advisors deliver defined outcomes across a range of client profiles.
March Madness Market Volatility: Falling Stocks, $100 Oil, and Higher Rates
The first quarter of 2026 tested traditional diversification and exposed why investors need better tools than a simple stock-bond mix.
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.
HALO Stocks and the New Case for Portfolio Protection
As AI disruption reshapes markets, investors are rotating toward asset-heavy, “undisruptable” companies known as HALO stocks.
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.
Demystifying the Portfolio: The Shift Toward Fully Transparent New Alternatives
As private credit risks mount, advisors are trading opaque "black box" strategies for fully transparent, defined-outcome solutions that prioritize fiduciary clarity.
Unlocking Opportunity: How Financial Advisors Can Streamline Structured Notes Investing
How modern technology platforms are helping advisors simplify structured notes, reduce operational friction, and deliver more customized client outcomes.
Fed Watch 2026; Leadership Change, Market Whiplash, and the Private Credit Question
Private credit has had a good run, but it might be time to diversify away. A number of mounting concerns could favor structured products and managed-solutions instead.
Structured Notes 101
Get back to the basics with these foundational Structured Note articles
Understanding Structured Notes: Catapult Feature
Understanding Structured Notes: Catapult Feature
Catapult Notes can be an interesting way to produce a compelling rate of return if called early. Otherwise, potential payoffs "catapult" to generous enhanced upside.
Understanding Structured Notes: Catapult Feature
Catapult Notes can be an interesting way to produce a compelling rate of return if called early. Otherwise, potential payoffs "catapult" to generous enhanced upside.
Understanding “Soft” Protection Structured Notes
Soft Protection may be a good option if you want to eliminate some of the negative return potential of an asset while potentially enhancing upside potential.
How Laddering Structured Notes Reduces Risk and Improves Portfolio Management
Many investors are familiar with the concept of fixed-income laddering. The same practice can be applied to Structured Notes to help reduce a range of risks, including reinvestment risk, interest-rate risk, and issuer risk.
Understanding Structured Notes: Catapult Feature
Catapult Notes can be an interesting way to produce a compelling rate of return if called early. Otherwise, potential payoffs “catapult” to generous enhanced upside.
Understanding Structured Notes: Worst-of Feature
Worst-of Structured Notes can increase return potential, but they come with some unique risks you should understand.
Principal Protected Notes: The Advisor’s Guide to Downside Protection with Upside Potential
How Principal Protected Structured Notes help advisors shield client capital from market downturns, without sacrificing growth potential.
Tax-Loss Harvesting Strategy: Small Changes Create Big Gains
After back-to-back years of strong gains in the S&P 500, shifting part of a client portfolio to Structured Notes with downside protection could be the ideal prudent play. You can also tax-loss harvest with Structured Notes themselves.
Understanding “Soft” Protection Structured Notes
Soft Protection may be a good option if you want to eliminate some of the negative return potential of an asset while potentially enhancing upside potential.
How Laddering Structured Notes Reduces Risk and Improves Portfolio Management
Many investors are familiar with the concept of fixed-income laddering. The same practice can be applied to Structured Notes to help reduce a range of risks, including reinvestment risk, interest-rate risk, and issuer risk.
Understanding Structured Notes: Catapult Feature
Catapult Notes can be an interesting way to produce a compelling rate of return if called early. Otherwise, potential payoffs "catapult" to generous enhanced upside.
Understanding Structured Notes: Worst-of Feature
Worst-of Structured Notes can increase return potential, but they come with some unique risks you should understand.
How Structured Notes Can Help Lead Productive Client Conversations About Investment Risk
Structured Notes can be a powerful tool for managing client emotions while dialing in a personalized risk-reward profile. Cameron Dawson explains.
Want Regular Income? Think Structured Notes With Fixed Coupons
Structured Notes with a fixed coupon can be a good way to add reliable investment income potential. Learn the basics.
Understanding Structured Notes: Contingent Coupons for Income Notes
Contingent Income Notes are a unique variation on the vanilla Income Note because periodic coupon payments are only paid when an underlier is above the coupon barrier level on specific observation dates. Some scenarios are described below. This Note type may be ideal for investors wishing to express a mildly bullish or even slightly bearish view on an underlying index.
Structured Notes 101 – Infographic
We created the below infographic to explain what a structured note is, describing two main types and how to implement them in a portfolio.