Ascendus Advisors - Texas

09/03/2026

Second-quarter earnings season remains exceptionally strong, with S&P 500 EPS growth tracking near 50% year over year, or about 30% excluding gains from private AI-related holdings, while earnings growth remains broad-based across sectors and reaches 21.5% outside of technology. Analysts have contin...

09/02/2026

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

09/01/2026

LPL Research discusses that as U.S. debt tops $40 trillion and yields climb; investors await Kevin Warsh's Jackson Hole speech for clues on rates and policy.

08/31/2026

Your quick weekly market update. As always if you have more questions, or this creates one, please reach out to the office team.

This week's Weekly Market Commentary discusses why value stocks have regained leadership as investors increasingly prioritize free cash flow and near-term cash generation over long-duration growth expectations in a higher interest rate environment. It also examines how massive AI-related capital spe...

08/31/2026

LPL's Weekly Market Performance for the week of August 17, 2026, highlights bond market volatility, dented global risk appetite, and commodity market moves.

08/28/2026

LPL's Weekly Market Performance for the week of August 10, 2026, highlights July inflation data, the latest AI headlines, and commodity market moves.

08/27/2026

LPL Research explores how the U.S. debt surpassing $40 trillion could impact investor portfolios.

08/26/2026

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.

08/25/2026

Your quick weekly market update. As always if you have more questions, or this creates one, please reach out to the office team.

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.

08/24/2026

This article describes how Treasury Demand, Financial Conditions, and Inflation are supporting investor risk appetite.