Gavin J. Gaines - Financial Advisor at Alpine Capital Group

08/27/2026

This week on LPL Market Signals, LPL Head of Macro Strategy Kristian Kerr sits down with LPL Chief Technical Strategist Adam Turnquist for a cross-asset tour of today's most important market trends.

08/26/2026

LPL Research examines the latest developments in gold and why the precious metal’s corrective phase may be over.

08/25/2026

This week's Weekly Market Commentary discusses how strong earnings growth, AI-driven profits, and rising estimates are supporting stocks despite pressure from higher interest rates.

08/20/2026

LPL Financial’s Chief Investment Officer Marc Zabicki examines Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's pragmatic policy shift and why cooling inflation and labor data may point toward rate cuts.

08/18/2026

This week's Weekly Market Commentary discusses shifting global growth leadership, cooling emerging markets, Fed policy expectations, and foreign demand for U.S. Treasuries.

08/12/2026

This week on LPL Market Signals, Chief Equity Strategist Jeffrey Buchbinder and CFRA's Angelo Zino discuss AI spending, tech valuations, semiconductors, and investment opportunities.

08/11/2026

Second quarter S&P 500 EPS growth tracks at 49% year over year, driven by private AI mark-ups. Excluding AI firms, growth remains a solid 20%. Excluding tech, it is 17%. Excluding energy, it is 24.8%. Consensus EPS estimates for the next four quarters rose 5.3% since June 30.

Second quarter S&P 500 earnings are tracking exceptionally strong growth, with EPS up 49% year over year, including a significant boost from gains on private AI-related holdings such as Anthropic, OpenAI, and SpaceX. Even excluding AI-related impacts, earnings growth remains broad-based and healthy....

08/06/2026

Despite geopolitical tensions, oil price concerns, and uncertainty around AI investment returns, the market has remained resilient, supported by strong corporate earnings, a healthy economy, and continued innovation tied to artificial intelligence. While volatility may persist as investors evaluate....

08/05/2026

LPL Research examines public and private real estate markets, cap rate divergence, and why REITs may offer attractive value today.

08/04/2026

This week's Weekly Market Commentary discusses how the S&P 500 finished a volatile July slightly lower while maintaining solid year-to-date gains, as key second-half themes including geopolitical tensions, energy supply concerns, and mixed investor sentiment around AI-driven earnings quickly came in...