Alternative Investments – Guardant Advisors

Structured Products

Defined Outcomes. Known Parameters. Engineered for Your Objectives.

Structured products allow investors to access customized risk/return profiles that aren’t available through traditional equity or fixed income alone. At Guardant, we source and structure investments linked to equity indices, individual securities, and interest rates — with payoff profiles designed around your specific objectives.

Principal Protection

Structured notes that preserve your initial investment at maturity while providing participation in market upside. Ideal for investors who want equity-linked growth potential without accepting full downside risk.

Buffered & Barrier Notes

Notes that provide a defined buffer or barrier against losses — typically 10–30% — while offering enhanced upside participation or income. Balance growth potential with a meaningful layer of downside protection.

Autocallable & Income Structures

Yield-focused structures that pay conditional coupons and automatically mature early if the underlying asset meets a defined threshold. Generate attractive income while maintaining a defined risk profile.

Structured Products at Guardant

Custom risk/return profiles. Transparent terms. Institutional access.

Understanding Your Objectives

Goals: We begin by understanding your investment objectives — capital preservation, income generation, enhanced growth, or a combination — and the timeline and liquidity requirements that shape the right structure.

Risk Parameters: We define the level of downside protection you require and the upside participation or yield you are targeting before evaluating any specific structure.

Structure Selection

Product Type: Based on your objectives, we identify the appropriate structure type — principal protection, buffered, autocallable, or income — and the underlying asset or index that best fits your market view.

Issuer Evaluation: We assess issuer credit quality, pricing competitiveness, and secondary market liquidity across multiple counterparties before recommending a specific note.

Portfolio Integration

Context: We evaluate how the structured product fits within your existing portfolio — considering concentration, duration, and correlation with other holdings.

Tax Positioning: We coordinate the placement of structured notes across taxable and tax-advantaged accounts to maximize after-tax efficiency.

Ongoing Monitoring

Performance Tracking: We monitor each position against its barrier, buffer, and autocall levels throughout the life of the note and provide clear updates at key observation dates.

Maturity Planning: As notes approach maturity or autocall events, we proactively evaluate reinvestment options and coordinate the transition into the next structure or asset class.

Our Advantages

Personalized Guidance

Benefit from bespoke advisory tailored to complex alternative investment structures. We align sophisticated strategies with your priorities and risk tolerance.

Expert Management

Our seasoned team has deep experience across private markets, pre-IPO deals, and exchange funds. We leverage industry connections, proprietary sourcing and robust selection frameworks.

New to Structured Notes?

Our investor guide covers the four main types of structured notes — principal protection, buffered notes, autocallables, and income structures — and explains the specific risks associated with each, drawing on educational material from the SEC and FINRA.

Build a structure around your objectives.

Every structured product we recommend is evaluated for issuer credit quality, liquidity, and fit within your broader portfolio. We work with leading issuers and platforms to source competitive terms tailored to your needs.