Market-or-index-linked CDs are an estimated 15 percent to 20 percent of total volume in structured investments, about triple the percentage before the financial crisis of 2008, according to Richard ...

Indexed annuities, never a particularly strong seller in the bank channel, are facing some stiff competition from market-linked CDs, Kehrer-LIMRA Director of Research Ken Kehrer, hosting an American ...

In the investing world, the market-linked CD is a way to have your cake and eat it too -- a product that offers stock market gains with protections against loss. At least, that's what the ads tell us, ...

Investors seeking the safety of government-insured certificates of deposit and a chance to profit from market rallies may end up earning nothing and owing taxes for their efforts. Wells Fargo & Co., ...

A market-linked CD is a type of CD where your returns are tied to how certain markets, like the stock market or bond market, perform. For example, it might be linked to the Dow Jones or S&P 500.

As former President Ronald Reagan used to say, “There you go again.” This time it’s the re-emergence of complicated investment products by the financial services industry to assuage the fears of the ...

If you know where to look, Wall Street can crank out some amazingly good products. but they would much rather sell you garbage. Armstrong’s Second Law states that the awfulness of the product is ...

Suppose you wanted to invest in hedge funds and your principal was guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC). At first blush, this sounds like an easy way to anchor a risky investment ...

In the investing world, the market-linked CD is a way to have your cake and eat it too – a product that offers stock market gains with protections against loss. At least, that's what the ads tell us, ...