Morgan Stanley Investment Management has released its BEAT 2026 Outlook, providing insights for navigating the current investment landscape. The Portfolio Solutions Group, part of Morgan Stanley Investment Management, offers a range of multi-asset strategies, including traditional and alternative assets. These are available through both managed portfolios and advisory models.
The outlook highlights that there is no assurance a portfolio will achieve its investment objective and emphasizes the risks involved in market investments. Market values can change daily due to various events such as economic changes, natural disasters, health crises, terrorism, conflicts, or social unrest. As a result, investors may lose money when investing in these portfolios.
The report details specific risks related to asset allocation and diversification. While spreading investments across asset classes can help manage risk, it does not guarantee protection against losses in any particular market. Investments in equities are subject to company-specific factors; foreign markets involve currency and political risks; emerging markets carry even greater risk compared to developed countries.
Fixed-income securities face credit and interest-rate risks as well as general market liquidity concerns. Mortgage- and asset-backed securities may be difficult to value or sell and have higher default risk. Certain U.S. government securities are not fully backed by the federal government, potentially impacting their reliability.
Alternative investments such as hedge funds offer limited liquidity and higher risk profiles. These are intended only for qualified investors due to their speculative nature.
"Past performance is no guarantee of future results," states the release. "The returns referred to herein are those of representative indices and are not meant to depict the performance of a specific investment."
The material notes that forecasts provided are speculative in nature and may not come to pass: "Forecasts and/or estimates provided herein are subject to change and may not actually come to pass."
The document includes disclosures that it is prepared from publicly available information believed reliable but not independently verified by Morgan Stanley Investment Management. It does not constitute an offer or recommendation for any specific security or strategy.
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