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Financial advisors pitched the so-called “UBS Yield Enhancement Strategy” – or YES strategy – to their mostly ultra-high net worth customers. They sold it as a supposedly safe and efficient mechanism to enhance yield from generally conservative portfolios. Wealthy investors were told that the YES strategy was a neutral or […]
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Financials Losses Lead Investors to File UBS YES Strategy Lawsuits Imagine being able to limit your losses and predict your profits. Sounds too good to be true, right? UBS investors were told that the firm’s Yield Enhancement Strategy, or YES, was a sure thing. UBS pitched the YES strategy to […]
Puerto Rico’s efforts to restructure its $120 billion debt load rested largely in the hands of a federal board that was empowered in 2016 under the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management and Economic Stability Act, or PROMESA. PROMESA’s board, known in Puerto Rico as “La Junta” or fiscal control board, has […]
Yield enhancement strategies (YES) are high-risk investments that can result in substantial losses. They are also highly-complex; and, as a result, they are only suitable for the most-sophisticated of investors. If you have lost money in a YES investment, here are some of the key terms you need to know: […]
Last month, this blog reported that a complex, risky investment strategy had blown up as the market plunged at the end of 2018. The so called “Yield Enhancement Strategy,” or YES was pitched by UBS financial advisors to their customers as a supposedly safe and efficient mechanism to enhance yield […]
The “iron condor” is an extraordinarily complex investment product. A form of “yield enhancement strategy,” or “YES,” it involves making at least four separate options trades with the hope that none of the options will actually reach their strike price so that the investor can pocket a modest “option premium.” […]
Zamansky LLC is investigating an options-based investment strategy utilized by various brokerage firms — including Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch — sometimes referred to as the Collateral Yield Enhancement Strategy, or “CYES”. The CYES is a complicated and risky options strategy, managed by Harvest Volatility Management, LLC. The CYES utilizes […]
Similar to all other consumer industries, there are fads in the retail investment market. One recent fad promoted by big Wall Street banks like UBS and Credit Suisse is the “yield enhancement strategy,” also known by the acronym, “YES.” Despite its catchy name, and despite being pitched as a low-risk […]
There is no question that yield enhancement strategies (YES) present substantial risks for individual investors. There is also no question that most individual investors lack the in-depth knowledge of options, margin, puts, calls and other relevant investment concepts needed to make informed decisions about investing with yield enhancement strategies. But, […]
As the stock market stabilizes from the devastating fourth quarter of 2018, investors must be wary of brokers pitching “risk off” trades. First, let’s define “risk-on risk-off.” It refers to changes in investment activity in response to global economic patterns, according to Investopedia. During periods when risk is perceived to […]