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03/16/2026

LPL's Weekly Market Performance for the week of March 9, 2026, highlights geopolitical developments, earnings, and commodity moves and their impact on markets.

02/09/2026

LPL's Weekly Market Performance for the week of February 2, 2026, highlights tech scrutiny, high-profile earnings, and software weakness across asset classes.

01/26/2026

LPL's Weekly Market Performance for the week of January 19, 2026, highlights another deluge of market headlines, geopolitical events, and bond performance.

01/15/2026

LPL Research highlights Warren Buffett’s investing wisdom, emphasizing patience, discipline, and rational decision-making for lasting financial success.

01/12/2026

LPL's Weekly Market Performance for the week of January 5, 2026, highlights high-profile economic data, geopolitical developments, and market headlines.

01/05/2026

This week’s Weekly Market Commentary discusses LPL Research's most accurate forecasts and lessons learned from missed calls. The piece highlights that staying fully invested in equities at benchmark levels—despite elevated valuations—was the most impactful decision for the second consecutive y...

12/22/2025

LPL's Weekly Market Performance for the week of December 15, 2025, highlights another choppy week for stocks, recent economic data, and commodity market moves.

12/11/2025

This is a concise and clear summary of expectations for 2026 markets. Reach out to me with any questions.

Markets in 2026 are expected to remain heavily influenced by fiscal and monetary policy rather than traditional fundamentals, creating an environment of heightened volatility. LPL Research anticipates policy will act as a tailwind, with easing monetary conditions and opportunities in core bonds and....

12/08/2025

LPL's Weekly Market Performance for the week of December 1, 2025, highlights a quiet week for stocks, recent corporate headlines, and bond market news.

12/01/2025

LPL Research explains that big drawdowns don’t necessarily prevent stocks from great years, with 2025 likely another example.

11/10/2025

LPL's Weekly Market Performance for the week of November 3, 2025, highlights AI-related valuation concerns, labor market signals, and bond market developments.

11/03/2025

This week's Weekly Market Commentary discusses a flurry of earnings reports and central bank decisions, including the Fed’s rate cut and QT wind-down. It also covers the temporary U.S.-China trade truce, which may ease tariff pressures and reduce escalation risks heading into year-end.