Looking at the investing world from the common “hunt for yield” lens is not only tired, but such a clumsy focus might obfuscate the market view. The hunt for yield has been a common narrative, a Morgan Stanley report noted, while pointing to a linkage between low-interest rates and high stock valuations. Investors are in fact acting logically and are not engaged in a reckless behavior. The search for yield implies investors are making undisciplined investments and it is wrong, says Morgan Stanley Pick up a financial publication and it’s not long before one stumbles upon an article decrying the…
Morgan Stanley: The Search For Yield Is Logical, Disciplined
Mark Melin
Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.