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December 12, 2013

joe halpern published in seeking alpha: will the fed taper?

Seeking Alpha has featured Exceed Investments CEO Joe Halpern’s blogpost, “Will The Fed Taper? Strategies To Take Advantage Of A Yield Increase,” on its site today. The post originally appeared as an Exceed Insights “Deconstructed
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December 3, 2013

will the fed taper? interesting strategies to take advantage of a yield increase

Given all the attention on whether (or when) the Fed will taper, we found two notes that should generate positive returns if (when) tapering begins. Why are we interested? The “conventional wisdom” is that rates
All, Deconstructed Notes
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November 18, 2013

customizing your investment strategy with structured notes

This week we look at the specific advantages of structured products as a way to customize a stock purchase. Why are we interested? Ford revolutionized the car industry with the introduction of the Model T.
All, Deconstructed Notes
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November 1, 2013

heads i win, tails you lose: valuing a callable note

This week we examine callable structured notes.  Our representative note and its terms can be found here. Why are we interested? Notes with a call feature typically offer very attractive “headline” yields, but these structures
All, Deconstructed Notes
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October 30, 2013

viability study: supplement, winter 2013

Exceed Investments performed a series of additional analyses on the raw data gathered by WealthManagement.com for our commissioned study, Viability Study: Exchange Traded Structured Products. Exchange Traded Strategies, Winter 2013. The findings from our supplemental
Deconstructed Notes, Insights
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October 15, 2013

always read the fine print on a structured note

This week we examine a complex structured product masquerading as a straightforward yield note.  Our representative note and its terms can be found here.  The name of the note on the term sheet is: 8%
All, Deconstructed Notes
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