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Midyear Outlook 2025: Pragmatic Optimism, Measured Expectations
We started 2025 on a high note, although we acknowledged that “no market environment is ever permanent, and that change is always potentially around the corner.” Well change did come, and with it, volatility, perhaps in part because we assumed President Trump’s policies would simply mirror those of his prior term. The impact of policy…
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Strong Track Records Become Dangerous Risk Factors
LPL Research analyzes the relationship between strong track records that garner investment inflows and the resulting, negative portfolio and process changes that sometimes follow.
Historical S&P 500 Returns After Fed Hikes
LPL Research explores the historical link between stocks and Fed rate hikes to assess what a potential hike next week could mean for investors.
Weekly Market Commentary | Signs Point to a Normalization, Not a Crisis | September 8, 2026
August delivered the loudest bond market narrative in years, and almost none of it survived contact with the price action. Total public debt crossed $40 trillion on August 18. The 30-year U.S. Treasury yield reached 5.33% intraweek, a level last seen in 2007.
Quantifying the Environment for Stock Selection Alpha
LPL Research discusses how investors can assess whether the current environment is constructive for investing in long/short equity or equity market neutral funds.
Weekly Market Performance | September 4, 2026
LPL’s Weekly Market Performance for the week of August 31, 2026, highlights choppy trading for stocks, higher Treasury yields, and mixed commodity markets.
Free Cash Flow Adjustments Reflect Owner Economics
LPL Research analyses adjustments to headline free cash flow measurements that more accurately reflect owner economics.
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