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- Client Letter | Maintaining Course Through Geopolitical Uncertainty | March 4, 2026
LPL Research addresses the escalating Iran conflict and its market impact. Despite geopolitical tensions disrupting energy markets, the 2026 outlook remains constructive, supported by fiscal stimulus, AI investment, and strong earnings growth.
- Equity Strategy Insights | AI Disruption Survival Kit as Fears Ripple Through Equity Markets | March 2, 2026
LPL Research outlines how AI disruption is shaping equity markets and highlights sectors like semis, healthcare, energy, and EM that may help mitigate AI related risks.
- Weekly Market Commentary | How LPL Research Thinks About Dividends | March 2, 2026
Looking beyond recent dividend strategies' performance, LPL Research asks and answers the question “How should I think about dividend stocks or building an equity income portfolio?”
- Global Portfolio Strategy | Resilience and Rotations Shape the Start of 2026 | February 12, 2026
LPL Research highlights sharp sector rotations, shifting leadership trends, and key market drivers shaping allocations.
- Rate and Credit View | When AI Disruption Meets Leveraged Balance Sheets: Credit Market Risks in the Software Sector | February 2026
LPL Research analyzes how AI disruption is reshaping leveraged software credit markets, widening risks in loans and private credit while challenging bond investors.
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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...
Outlook 2024: A Turning Point
In 2024, we believe markets will make a definitive turn to a more recognizable place. En route, the transition will be marked by meaningful shifts in a few key areas. Inflation is going down. The risk of a recession is bubbling up again as the effect of post-pandemic...