Structured notes are complex investment products with returns linked to an underlying asset. They are often marketed based on high coupon yields, downside protection, or some combination.
The payoffs of structured notes can seem like a free lunch, but banks are not selling them to you because they’re your friend. When you’re having dinner with lions you have to make sure you’re at the table, not on the menu.
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