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- Staying Overweight Equities After Modest Defensive Shift
LPL Research examines strong equity performance, fixed income action, and the potential effects of sustained global instability.
- Client Letter | Stock Market Near Highs: Is Optimism Overpriced? | June 3, 2026
LPL Research highlights AI as a key driver of stock gains, while emphasizing elevated valuations, ongoing risks, and the importance of diversification in today’s market.
- Rate and Credit View | Rates Reality Check: How Much Bad News Is Already Priced In? | June 3, 2026
LPL Research highlights key trends in rates and credit, showing how markets have absorbed risks while uncovering income opportunities in bonds.
- Thirty-Thousand Feet | The Oil Market: Why Prices Haven’t (Yet) Fully Reacted | June 1, 2026
LPL Research explains why oil prices remain muted despite a major supply shock, and how fading buffers could trigger a sharp market repricing soon.
- Weekly Market Commentary | Add Context, and Stock Market Valuations are Fair | June 1, 2026
LPL Research analyzes stock valuations, finding them fair given growth, rates, inflation, and AI-driven earnings outlook despite risks.
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2026 Outlook: The Policy Engine
Outlook 2026: The Policy Engine By LPL Financial Research In 2025, we observed a market environment where fiscal and monetary policy decisions, rather than traditional business fundamentals, were the primary drivers of market direction. This shift means that policy...
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...