How to pick the right auto-call plan

Christian Gardner, investment analyst at StructuredProductReview.com, compares four kick-out plans from different providers.

The flexibility inherent in the structured product market enables product providers to structure investments that can offer advisers and their clients differing routes to achieve specific goals, and the means to reflect their view of the market. Investment options range from deposit-based structures, fully capital protected, income producing, autocalls, fixed growth, percentage growth, through to geared products. It is the defined nature of structured  products, setting down from the outset the length of the investment period, the potential return as determined by defined market condi...