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Structured Investments Solution Series

Volume II:

BuFFered Return Enhanced Notes

And Return Enhanced Notes



Leverage Your Returns in Additional Asset Classes, with or without Partial
Principal Protection

 
 

 
 



BUFFERED RETURN ENHANCED NOTES AND RETURN ENHANCED NOTES

Introduction

FOCUSING ON YOUR FINANCIAL GOALS can be challenging during periods of extreme
market volatility. While your brain may tell you that staying the course is the
smartest strategy, your stomach may lead you to make impulsive investment
decisions. For many investors, finding the optimal balance between risk and
reward-and having the fortitude to maintain that balance over the long haul-is
no easy task.

In recent years, new structured investments have been introduced in the U.S. to
help investors meet their objectives. Generally, Structured Investments can
help you achieve three primary objectives: investment returns with little or no
principal risk, higher returns in a range-bound market with or without
principal protection, as well as alternatives for generating higher yields in a
low-return environment. They also provide you with an opportunity to access
asset classes, such as commodities and foreign currencies, which in the past
were primarily available to institutional investors.

You can use Structured Investments to achieve greater diversification, to gain
or hedge exposure to certain asset classes, or to align your portfolio with a
particular market or economic view. They provide asymmetrical returns, meaning
that returns will be higher or lower than those derived from a direct
investment in a particular asset. Structured Investments usually combine a debt
security with an underlying asset, such as an equity, a basket of equities, a
domestic or international index, a commodity, or some type of hybrid security.
These investments have long been popular in Europe and Asia, and over the past
several years, they have started to gain acceptance among U.S. investors.
According to the Structured Products Association, nearly $114 billion in new
products were issued in 2007,up from $64 billion in 2006 and $48 billion in
2005(1).

This report examines the role that BuOered Return Enhanced Notes (BRENs) and
Return Enhanced Notes (RENs) can play in your portfolio. Topics of discussion
include how BRENs can help you gain access to volatile asset classes with less
risk, and how RENs can augment your returns in a moderately bullish, or
range-bound, market.

1. www.structuredproducts.org

The discussion contained in the following pages is for educational and
illustrative purposes only. The preliminary and final terms of any securities
oOered by JPMorgan Chase & Co. will be diOerent from those set forth in general
terms in this report and any such final terms will depend on, among other
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referred to therein, which will be filed with the Securities and Exchange
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presented in the following pages and any such preliminary or final term sheet
or pricing supplement, such preliminary or final term sheet or pricing
supplement shall govern.

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Additional Asset Class Exposure with Partial Downside Protection:

Buffered Return Enhanced Notes (BRENs)

Building a truly diversified portfolio means investing in a wide variety of
assets, such as stocks, bonds, and commodities. You should also look to further
diversify by investing in diOerent types of securities within each major asset
class. For example, you might divide your equity portfolio allocation among
small and large-cap stocks, international stocks, and emerging markets.

If you are the type of investor who has diNculty coping with market volatility,
you may be reluctant to invest in certain assets. However, a relatively new
type of Structured Investment, known as a BuOered Return Enhanced Note (BREN),
can reduce the risks of investing in certain volatile asset classes, while
providing partial downside protection.

The specific terms and conditionsof each BREN vary, but they are typically
linked to the performance of a particularmarket index, such as the S&P 500(TM)
Index or the Dow Jones AIG Commodity Index. They are issued as senior unsecured
debt obligations, mature within one to five years, and generally trade in
$1,000 increments. BRENs typically use leverage to pay investors as much as
150% of the return of their benchmark index. Unlike a direct investment in an
index, however, investors forgo any dividend or interest income.

In some cases, BRENs may be subject to a cap on gains. Depending on its
specific economics, a BREN may be treated as an open transaction. Any gains
that you do earn on a BREN may be taxed as long-term capital gains as long as
the investment is held unhedged for more than one year. Therefore, they may be
more suitable for taxable accounts than Principal Protected Investments. If you
are considering purchasing a BREN in a taxable account, consult with your own
tax advisor first and refer to the tax disclosure in the prospectus. In
addition to allowing individual investors to access asset classes that
previously were available to institutional investors, BRENs feature a "buffer"
that provides partial principal protection. These buOers typically range from
10% to 15%. A BREN with a 10% buOer, for example, will return your entire
principal to you if the index has declined by 10% or less at maturity. However,
if index losses exceed 10%, you begin to lose principal. If you are comfortable
taking on some downside risk, but prefer a buOer to cushion against more severe
losses, you may want to consider a BREN.

BREN Performance under DiOerent Market Conditions

To understand how a BREN might perform under varying market conditions,
consider this hypothetical example. Pauline invests $1,000 in a BREN linked to
a basket of global equities that matures in three years. The basket composition
is one-third the S&P 500 Index, one-third the Nikkei 225 Index, and one-third
the Dow Jones Euro Stoxx 50 Index. The BREN pays 1.35 times the upside of the
basket at maturity and oOers a 10% buOer. This means that Pauline will
experience principal losses only if the indices decline by more than 10% at
maturity. She also enjoys uncapped leveraged participation in the basket if
held to maturity.

Figure 1 demonstrates what would happen if the indices closed 8% higher at
maturity. In this case, Pauline would enjoy a total return of 10.8%-1.35 times
that of a direct investment in

 
 

 
 



the indices. If the indices declined 10% or less at maturity, Pauline would
receive her $1,000 principal back. As this example demonstrates, BRENs may
outperform a direct investment in a basket of indices whenever the basket
declines in value during the term of the note.

What happens if the basket experiences a more pronounced decline? If, for
example, the basket closed down 20% at maturity, Pauline would lose 10% of her
principal. This would result in a loss of $100, which would be preferable to
the $200 loss that a direct investment in the basket would have yielded.

Certain Risk Considerations

Buffered Return Enhanced Notes (BRENs)

Your investment may result in a loss. BRENs do not guarantee any return of
principal in excess of the buOer amount and, in some structures, may not return
any principal at all. The return on the BREN at maturity is linked to the
performance of the applicable underlying index and will depend on whether and
the extent to which the underlying index return is positive or negative during
the term of the BREN. If the BREN has a 1:1 downside leverage factor beyond the
buOer, your investment will be exposed to any decline in the level of the
index, as compared to its starting level, beyond the buOer amount.

In some cases, your maximum gain on a BREN may be limited to a maximum total
return. For each BREN with a maximum total return, if the applicable index
return is positive, you will receive at maturity your principal plus an
additional amountthat will not exceed a predetermined percentage of the
principalamount,regardless of the index appreciation, which may be
significantly diOerent from the performance of the underlying asset.

 
 

 
 



IN BRIEF

BuOered Return Enhanced Notes (BRENs)

What benefits do they provide?

BRENs allow you to invest in more volatile and sometimes hard-to-access asset
classes. They provide leveraged returns along with partial principal
protection. Maturities range from one to five years depending on a BREN's
specific economics, and it may be treated as an open transaction. You may
receive long- term capital gains tax treatment if you hold a BREN unhedged more
than one year.

What's the downside?

In order to provide leveraged returns, some BRENs (typically those with 200% to
300% leverage)usually include a cap on the maximum return. If the market index
rises dramatically, you will forgo gains beyond the cap. If the market declines
dramatically, the majority of your capital would be at risk.

BRENs may be right for you if you:

o  Are looking to diversify your taxable portfolio and gain exposure to
   additional asset classes.

o  Are comfortable with some downside risk, but want partial principal
   protection. Are looking to generate returns beyond those available in
   moderately rising or range- bound markets.

Higher Returns in a Range-Bound Market: Return Enhanced Notes (RENs)

In three out of the four years from 2003 to 2006, stocks, as measured by the
total return of the S&P 500 Index, logged double-digit gains. During such
periods of relative economic strength, investing in stocks can be particularly
rewarding. But what happens when the outlook for the economy and stocks becomes
less certain? That's when stocks often move in a sideways direction, with no
meaningful moves to the upside or to the downside. Under these conditions,
investors have been limited to middling returns from their stock portfolios. By
investing in a Return Enhanced Note (REN), however, you may be able to earn
higher returns during range- bound markets.

At any time, investors will have diOering views on the market's future
direction. Some investors may be highly optimistic while others

are pessimistic. If you believe that market returns will likely be only
moderately higher over a period of one to three years, a REN can help you
implement, or "monetize," this view. By purchasing a REN, you eOectively forfeit
the right to participate in major market rallies that you consider unlikely to
occur. In exchange, a REN provides leveraged returns that enable you to earn
higher profits when the market experiences only moderate gains.

Just as with BRENs, the specific terms and conditions of each REN will vary.
They are typically linked to the performance of a broad- based equity index,
such as the S&P 500 or the Nasdaq-100 and most pay double or triple the return
of their benchmark index. RENs are issued as senior unsecured debt obligations
that mature within one to three years and generally trade in $1,000 increments.
Unlike

 
 

 
 



a direct investment, however, your upside performance potential on a REN is
usually subject to a cap. In addition, unlike BRENs, RENs provide no protection
against market declines. Tobetter understand how RENs work, consider the
following hypothetical example.

REN Performance under DiOerent Market Conditions

Paul believes the Nasdaq-100 Index is unlikely to gain more than 5% in each of
the next two years. He would like the potential to earn more than 10%, so Paul
purchases a two-year REN that pays twice the return of the Nasdaq-100 at
maturity, up to a 24% maximum return. If Paul's outlook is correct and the
Nasdaq-100 gains 10% at maturity, his total return would be double that of the
index, or 20% (figure 2). Under this scenario, Paul's moderately bullish market
view enables him to leverage below average market returnsand earna
healthyprofit.

What happens if Paul's outlook is wrong and the Nasdaq-100 rallies 40% over the
course of two years? In that case, Paul's gain is capped at 24%. That's because
he "sold away" his right to earn marketmatching returns in exchange for
leveraged returns when the market rose only moderately. In this example, Paul's
REN would outperform a direct investment in the Nasdaq- 100 (excluding
dividends) as long as the index returns less than the cap or maximum return.

You should also consider what happens when the REN's benchmark index declines.
RENs do not provide any downside protection, so if the Nasdaq-100 had declined
10% at maturity, Paul would have lost 10% on his REN. This loss matches what he
would have experienced through a direct investment in the Nasdaq-100.

 
 

 
 



Certain Risk Considerations

Return Enhanced Notes (RENs)

Your investment may result in a loss. RENs do not guarantee any return of
principal. The return on a REN at maturity is linked to the performance of the
applicable underlying index and will depend on whether and the extent to which
the underlying index return is positive or negative during the term of the REN.

Your maximum gain on a REN is limited to the maximum total return. For each REN,
if the applicable index return is positive, you will receive at maturity your
principal plus an additional amount that will not exceed a predetermined
percentage of the principal amount, regardless of the index appreciation, which
may be significantly diOerent from the performance of the underlying.

IN BRIEF

Return Enhanced Notes (RENs)

What benefits do they provide?

RENs enable investors witha moderatelybullish view of the market to potentially
outperform a market index through leveraged returns. Maturities range from one
to three years.

What's the downside?

Gains may be capped, so if the market index rises dramatically, you forgo gains
beyond the cap. RENs provide no principal protection in the event of a market
decline. As with all

Structured Investments, you forgo the dividend income from the underlying asset.

RENs may be right for you if you:

o  Are looking to diversify your taxable portfolio.

o  Are looking to generate returns beyond those available in moderately rising
   orrange-bound markets.

o  Are comfortable taking on full downside risk.

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