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Outlook 2025: Pragmatic Optimism

Outlook 2025: Pragmatic Optimism By LPL Financial Research Looking back, 2024 clearly echoed many of the themes from 2023. By and large, the economy continued to defy expectations and surprised once again. Stocks continued their strong performance, driven by powerful…

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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Economic Activity Tracker

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Large Cap Managers Prepare for Change

Midyear manager interviews reveal conviction in AI investment, concern about rates and crowding, and growing interest in quality and breadth.

Analyzing Impressive Margins

LPL Research discusses what’s driving today’s strong operating margins and why expectations for further expansion may face challenges.

Weekly Market Commentary | What History Teaches Us About Fed Hikes & Stocks | September 14, 2026

Printer Friendly Version A hot CPI print. Friday’s slightly hot Consumer Price Index (CPI) report lifted the bond market’s odds of a rate hike from the Federal Reserve (Fed) this week to near 90%. Markets take it in stride. The positive reactions from stocks and bonds were interesting, suggesting that perhaps market participants have been…

Weekly Market Performance | September 11, 2026

LPL’s Weekly Market Performance for the week of September 7, 2026 highlights market volatility as oil tops $100, yields rise, and investors assess Fed policy.

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