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The Effect of Presidential Elections in Charts

The most important takeaway: while elections may create some short-term uncertainty, focusing on long-term investing goals should always be the most important factor in investment decision-making.
Outlook 2020 from LPL Research
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Outlook 2020: Bringing Markets Into Focus

Hindsight is 20/20, but finding clarity in future uncertainty can be fuzzy. AT LPL RESEARCH, as we look forward to the year 2020 and a new decade, some key trends and market signals will be important to watch, including progress on U.S.-China…
Midyear Outlook 2018 from LPL Research

Mid-Year Outlook 2018: The Plot Thickens

Presenting the LPL Research Midyear Outlook 2018: The Plot Thickens, packed with investment insights and market analysis to guide you through all the action we may see in the year ahead. When we as investors began 2018, we were tuned in to…
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Outlook 2018: Return of the Business Cycle

The LPL Research team proudly presents Outlook 2018: Return of the Business Cycle, highlighting the opportunities and potential challenges that may lie ahead for market participants as we get back to the traditional drivers that we’d expect to push the economy and markets forward. Instead of relying on central bank intervention and accommodative monetary policy, we’re turning to some new lead characters to take charge, namely fiscal policy and better business fundamentals. The supporting roles of this new environment will also be key to sustaining economic growth and delivering stock gains.
Mid-Year Outlook 2017

Mid-Year Outlook 2017 – A Shift in Market Control

The LPL Research team proudly presents Midyear Outlook 2017: A Shift In Market Control. Thus far in 2017, an important shift has taken place in this economic cycle. The Federal Reserve has shown increasing trust that the economy has recovered and that market forces can keep it steady. The gauges say growth engines and market drivers may have changed: power down monetary policy, power up business fundamentals, and potentially take fiscal policy and economic growth off standby.
LPL Financial Outlook 2016
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Outlook 2016: Embrace the Routine

LPL Research expects to see routine year-end outcomes in many areas of the economy and financial markets in 2016, but how we get there may be anything but routine. Certain conditions have been unusual for so long, that 2016 may hold some unexpected…
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Facing Volatility

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcGeTBXMla4 Over the last few years, we have faced a variety of challenges in the market. Times of stress spark the need for discussion, reassurance, and often, historical context. In 2013, we started the year…
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Mid-Year Outlook 2015: Some Assembly Required

Few things can dampen the excitement of seeing the delivery of a long awaited package on the porch than three words — “some assembly required.” Whether it is navigating the confusing instruction manual, sweating through the complicated…
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Outlook 2015: In Transit

Since the wind-down of the Great Recession in early 2009, the latest economic expansion has certainly delivered the goods and rewarded investors’ mailboxes with six consecutive calendar years of positive gains for stocks. “Neither snow nor…
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Mid-Year Outlook 2014 – LPL Financial

At this year's halfway point, we offer the LPL Financial Research Mid-Year Outlook 2014: Investor's Almanac Field Notes containing key observations and updates to our outlook for 2014. Similar to a farming almanac, our Investor's Almanac is…
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Back to Basics – 5 Investing Principles

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnjtzOVuQoU If January taught us anything, it was that 2013 was truly an exceptional year for the equity market averages. Falling uncertainty, solid corporate earnings, and a rebounding economy all contributed…
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Mutual Fund Capital Gains Distributions: Frequently Asked Questions

In December of last year, many mutual funds made end-of-year capital gains distributions for the first time in several years. Since investors have grown less accustomed to capital gains distributions, the distributions differ from the dividend…
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Outlook 2014 – LPL Financial

Portfolios Over Policy A farming almanac is an annual publication containing a guide for the coming year and a forecast of the times and statistics of events and phenomena important to growing. Farmers' almanacs have been a source of wisdom,…
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Mid-Year Outlook 2013 – LPL Financial

Investors’ Trail Map to the Markets The investment landscape for the first half of 2013 has proven to be a tough one to navigate. And, LPL Financial Research believes the second half of this year will best essay writing service reviews be…