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Deconstructed Notes

July 20, 2017

three years of innovation: the rolling buffered notes

Downside protection in a portfolio is a key need for many clients. Whether simply due to a conservative investor approaching retirement (e.g., 55 – 65+ group) or views that the market may be long in
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December 29, 2016

thoughts on volatility and the markets

As we leave 2016 behind and prepare for 2017, I wanted to share some of the themes we have recently been speaking and writing about. Over the last quarter, we penned four articles, appeared in
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November 4, 2016

joe halpern interviewed on voice of america: market volatility in the national election

Joe Halpern joined Jill Malandrino, Markets Reporter for the popular Voice of America segment on Nasdaq Facebook Live to discuss market volatility going into the national election and what may be in store come next
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November 2, 2016

vix going into the elections

Last week I penned an article in the November issue of Investment Advisor (a ThinkAdvisor publication); the article discusses how the VIX communicates expected volatility over the next 30 days. Although VIX is always an
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June 17, 2016

do low volatility funds actually protect in downturns?

Low volatility funds have been hot, hot, hot – the top two domestic based ETFs in the category, USMV and SPLV, now have over $20 billion in assets between them, of which $8 billion has
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April 21, 2016

product development: is the backtest trustworthy?

Part one of a series of articles on product development “I have never seen a bad backtest” is an often stated criticism of backtesting that has a high degree of truth to it – many
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February 18, 2016

the difference between beta and delta and why we care

Check out our webinar on Beta vs. Delta. Beta is one of the classic measurements within the financial industry. It is one of the first measurements shown on Yahoo Finance, right under the bid-ask and earnings
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January 19, 2016

what’s your market floor?

Market upheaval can be gut wrenching. The market can experience 5% and 10% declines with surprising frequency, with a typical bounce back relatively quickly. But once in a while you get a 2008 event where
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December 1, 2015

jefferson national and exceed investments partner to launch vit

We are pleased to announce a partnership between Jefferson National, innovator of the industry’s leading tax advantaged investing platform for RIAs and fee-based advisors, and Exceed Investments, a pioneer in defined outcome investing. The alliance
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November 18, 2015

define your outcome – our new tagline explained

Investors generally fear the unknown. Unfortunately, traditional market exposure is full of unknowns – market corrections occur without warning, with no telling how deep a drop or how long it will last. Exceed Investments offers
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October 16, 2015

moneylife talk show chuck jaffe interviews joe halpern

Joe Halpern discusses Defined Outcomes as well as general market commentary with Chuck Jaffe of the MoneyLife Talk Show LISTEN TO THE INTERVIEW The opinions of Joseph Halpern are as of the date of this
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September 25, 2015

nasdaq exceed one year index performance review

In September 2014, Exceed Investments and the Nasdaq launched the first family of defined outcome indexes (Here’s our original blog post on the launch). The indexes allow investors to access defined outcome investments within a
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August 19, 2015

response to a biased article on structured notes

I recently came upon a Seeking Alpha article by Alliance Bernstein titled Structured Notes: Read the Fine Print. The article expressed a fairly negative and, in my opinion, inaccurate view of structured investing based on
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June 8, 2015

a new way of thinking: defined outcome investing as a means to mitigate aversions

The average investor defines and mitigates risk in ways that do not align neatly with classical financial theory. Deeply ingrained aversions to loss, risk and ambiguity often lead to investment decisions that clash with the
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May 5, 2015

joe halpern published in bloomberg: currency hedged: etfs vs structured notes

I recently had the opportunity to provide a “deconstructed note” column for one of Bloomberg’s periodicals – the Bloomberg Brief, April 30 2015 edition. In the article, I compare currency hedged ETFs to a popular
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April 23, 2015

joe halpern published in nasdaq and wealthmanagement.com: thoughts on dealing with volatility and a lengthy bull market

With market volatility picking up in recent months, coupled with a bull market that is now 6 years and running, a few themes have been top of mind with the investing community. I wanted to
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March 2, 2015

cake, ice cream and protection

The other evening my wife and I had a couple over for dinner. Over the course of the evening we got to discussing what my company’s indexes, the Nasdaq Exceed index family, were created to
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February 19, 2015

loss of a great visionary

The derivatives world has lost one of its biggest innovators and most important visionaries – Ivers Riley. Ivers had a hand in almost every transformative moment involving listed equity derivatives since their inception in the
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January 21, 2015

enjoying the thrill of investing without the dangers: controlling your risk / reward exposure

The Kingda Ka roller coaster is one of the largest and perhaps scariest roller coasters in the world. After a fear invoking pause, it launches out of the gate, achieving a speed of 128 miles
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December 10, 2014

rich, smart, and good looking. there has to be a catch.

I recently came across a 7 year note offering 300% uncapped upside participation in the Goldman Sachs Momentum Builder Multi-Asset 5 ER Index (“The GS index”) with full principal protection. One of the best headline
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November 20, 2014

joe halpern to present at the investment management consultants association 2014 winter institute.

I’m pleased to announce that I will be speaking at the Investment Management Consultants Association 2014 Winter Institute. This year’s event will take place on December 8th, 2014 in Phoenix, AZ. My presentation, “Simplifying Complex Products and Concepts: Using Some
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