Custom Income Notes | Kuhn Capital Partners
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Defined-Outcome Solutions

Equity-like income.
Institutional-grade protection.

Custom Income Notes are senior unsecured debt instruments issued by the world’s largest banks — engineered to pay contingent double-digit coupons and return principal so long as broad equity indices stay above a pre-defined downside barrier.

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Monthly
Coupon and auto-call observations — income potential every month the basket holds above the barrier.
30–40%
Downside principal barriers, observed at maturity on the worst-performing underlying.
23+
Major bank issuers across our open-architecture platform for credit diversification.
Daily
Mark-to-market pricing and transparency — held directly at your custodian with a CUSIP.
Indicative Terms

Three representative income-note profiles.

A snapshot of three current KCP income strategies. Actual terms price on execution day and may vary with market conditions.

Tier 1 · Core

Autocall Income — Blue-Chip Basket

Goldman Sachs (A2 / BBB+)
SPX · RTY · INDU
10.15%
Gross Annualized Coupon
Tenor
60 months (6m non-call)
Principal barrier
30% downside
Coupon protection
30%
Coupon / call frequency
Monthly

Final terms priced 7/30/26. Subject to issuer credit risk and market conditions. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Tier 2 · Core Plus

Autocall Income — Broad U.S. Basket

Goldman Sachs (A2 / BBB+)
SPX · RTY · KRE
12.85%
Gross Annualized Coupon
Tenor
60 months (6m non-call)
Principal barrier
30% downside
Coupon protection
30%
Coupon / call frequency
Monthly

Final terms priced 7/30/26. Subject to issuer credit risk and market conditions. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Tier 3 · Enhanced

Autocall Income — Mini-Mag 7 Basket

TD Bank (A2 / A-)
GOOGL · META · AMZN
27.60%
Gross Annualized Coupon
Tenor
60 months (6m non-call)
Principal barrier
40% downside
Coupon protection
30%
Coupon / call frequency
Monthly

Final terms priced 7/23/26. “Mini-Mag 7” is a Kuhn Capital Partners nickname for this note — it is not the issuer’s name for the security. The basket references three stocks drawn from the group commonly referred to as the “Magnificent 7.” Single-stock basket notes carry concentrated equity risk. Subject to issuer credit risk and market conditions. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

What Is a Custom Income Note?

A debt instrument with an options engine inside.

Structured at the institutional desk and delivered in the same account as your other holdings — with daily pricing, a CUSIP, and a fully defined payoff.

Investment vehicle. Provides exposure to equity indices, ETFs, or individual stocks — similar in utility to a fund or ETF, but with a contractually defined payoff.

Senior unsecured debt. Issued by a major investment bank that couples a zero-coupon bond with a custom institutional options strategy.

Equity-like returns. Delivered as income (contingent coupons) or capital gains (market participation) — including in flat and down markets within the barrier.

Held at your custodian. Each note carries a CUSIP and is priced daily — so you see it, value it, and can sell on the secondary market if needed.

Four Components of a Custom Income Note

Underlying

Indices, ETFs, or stocks. Typically a basket of two to three broad equity indices (SPX, RTY, INDU, NDX).

Payoff

Income (contingent coupons) or growth (market participation at maturity). We focus on income-paying structures.

Protection

Barrier on principal at maturity. Our income notes typically use a 30–40% downside barrier.

Maturity

Investment length — typically 36 or 60 months, with an automatic call feature that can return principal early.

How Autocall Income Notes Work

Monthly observations. Contingent coupons. Defined downside.

Each month, the underlying basket is checked against the coupon protection level (typically 70% of initial strike). If it’s at or above, a coupon is paid. After a non-call period, the note can auto-call on any observation date at 100% of principal.

INITIAL STRIKE 100% of initial level COUPON BARRIER 70% of initial level NON-CALL PERIOD · 6 MONTHS AUTOCALL WINDOW +C +C +C +C +C +C +P+C PAID PAID PAID PAID MISSED PAID PAID CALLED Principal returned at par basket level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 OBSERVATION PERIOD (MONTHLY) Coupon paid — basket at or above barrier Coupon missed — below barrier that month Auto-call — principal returned at par

For illustration only. Principal protection and returns are subject to the credit risk of the issuing bank, the specific terms in the note prospectus, and volatility risk of the underlying benchmark indices. Illustration was created by Kuhn Capital Partners, LLC on 4/28/2026. Please see disclaimer below.

Illustrative Allocation Tool

Build Your Income Allocation

See how different allocations across three representative structured note tiers can affect your blended gross annual coupon and estimated coupon payments. Adjust the investment amount and allocation below.

This calculator uses hypothetical illustrative assumptions and is separate from the representative note terms shown elsewhere on this page. It is not an offer of any security.

TierCouponAllocationEst. Coupon
Tier 1
SPX · RTY · INDU  ·  30% barrier
% % $3,045
Tier 2
SPX · RTY · KRE  ·  30% barrier
% % $5,783
Tier 3
AMZN · GOOGL · META  ·  30% barrier
% % $6,900
Allocation: 100% ✓
Blended Gross Annual Coupon
15.73%
Estimated Annual Coupon$15,728
Estimated Monthly Coupon$1,311
Tier 130% / $30,000
Tier 245% / $45,000
Tier 325% / $25,000

Coupon protection: 30% contingent coupon downside barrier across all three illustrative tiers*

Important Information

*The 30% coupon barrier shown above refers to contingent coupon protection for these illustrative examples. Coupon payments are not guaranteed. A coupon barrier is not the same as principal protection. Actual principal barriers, coupon barriers, call features, observation dates, maturity terms and other provisions are determined at issuance and governed by the applicable offering documents.

This calculator is provided for educational and illustrative purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell, a solicitation to buy, or a recommendation of any security or investment strategy. The coupon rates and structures shown are hypothetical illustrative assumptions and are not current offers or guaranteed terms. Actual terms vary based on market conditions, issuer, maturity, underlying reference assets, volatility and other factors at the time of issuance.

Structured notes are complex investments and involve significant risks. Coupon payments are contingent and are not guaranteed. Multi-asset structured notes may be linked to the worst-performing reference asset, meaning the performance of a single underlying asset may determine coupon eligibility, automatic call features and/or repayment at maturity.

A coupon barrier is not the same as principal protection. Investors may lose a substantial portion or all of their principal depending on the terms of the applicable note and the performance of its underlying reference assets.

Structured notes are senior unsecured obligations of the issuing financial institution and are subject to the issuer’s credit risk. They may have limited liquidity, may not be listed on an exchange, and any secondary-market sale prior to maturity may result in a loss.

The applicable prospectus, product supplement, preliminary pricing supplement and final pricing supplement govern the terms of each investment and should be reviewed carefully before investing.

Reference assets shown in this calculator: SPX — S&P 500 Index; RTY — Russell 2000 Index; INDU — Dow Jones Industrial Average; KRE — SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF; AMZN — Amazon.com, Inc.; GOOGL — Alphabet Inc. (Class A); META — Meta Platforms, Inc. References to any index, ETF or company are for identification purposes only and do not imply that any such entity sponsors, endorses or is affiliated with this calculator or Kuhn Capital Partners, LLC.

Kuhn Capital Partners, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser. Registration does not imply a certain level of skill or training or endorsement by the SEC.

Why KCP

Open architecture. Best execution. No issuer bias.

Most retail channels push a single bank’s shelf product. We build the note to the client — then shop it across every major issuer to secure the best terms available on the day it prices.

Independence

Open-architecture RIA with access to every major bank — enabling best execution and credit diversification across issuers.

Customization

Advisor-directed strategy tailored to each client’s risk tolerance, tax profile, and income needs — not an off-the-shelf product.

Laddering

Seamlessly ladder note purchases across multiple vintages while leveraging group buying power for better terms.

Transparency

An options strategy with a contractually defined payoff — a level of clarity most actively-managed alternatives can’t offer.

Liquidity

Daily mark-to-market pricing including partial liquidations on the secondary market — with no ongoing expense ratio.

Credit Diversification

Placement across major bank desks.

Custom Income Notes carry the credit risk of the issuing bank. Open-architecture access to 23+ global issuers lets us select the counterparty with the best terms and spread exposure across regions and balance sheets.

North America · Money Center 6
  • JP MorganA1 / A-
  • Goldman SachsA2 / BBB+
  • Morgan StanleyA1 / A
  • Bank of AmericaA1 / A-
  • CitiA3 / BBB+
  • JefferiesBaa2 / BBB+
Europe 9
  • HSBCA1 / A+
  • BarclaysBaa1 / BBB+
  • BNP ParibasA1 / A+
  • Société GénéraleA1 / A
  • UBS— / BBB-
  • Credit AgricoleAa2 / A+
  • SantanderA1 / A+
  • NatixisA1 / A+
  • BBVAA2 / A+
Canada 6
  • RBCA2 / BBB+
  • TD BankA2 / A-
  • BMOA1 / A-
  • ScotiabankAa2 / A+
  • CIBCAa2 / A+
  • NBCAa1 / A+
Asia & Specialty 2+
  • NomuraA2 / A-
  • MarexAa2 / A+
  • + additional on request 
23+Global issuers
4Regions
A- avgS&P median

Ratings as of 12/31/25. Moody’s / S&P senior unsecured. Investment minimums vary by issuer.

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