LPL Research
Assessing Geopolitical Risk | Weekly Market Commentary | January 20, 2020
Earnings growth was largely absent in 2019, but we expect it to pick up in 2020. With stock valuations elevated, we think earnings hold the key to pushing stocks higher this year…
Portfolio Compass | January 15, 2019
Our S&P 500 Index year-end 2020 fair value target range of 3,250–3,300 is based on a price to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 18.75…
Market Insight Quarterly | Fourth Quarter 2019
Third-quarter data showed the U.S. economy grew at an average pace for the economic expansion, with signs of weakening in manufacturing…
Assessing Geopolitical Risk | Weekly Market Commentary | January 13, 2020
The United States’ airstrike January 3, 2020, near Baghdad, Iraq, that killed a top Iranian military general was a major escalation in Mideast tensions…
Market Insight Monthly | December 31, 2019
The U.S. economy wrapped up 2019 with a batch of generally promising data as U.S-China trade tensions died down…
LPL Blog
Outlook 2020: Bringing Markets Into Focus
We expect the U.S. economy to continue to grow in 2020 and support gains for stocks, although we are increasingly mindful of our position in the business cycle…
Midyear Outlook 2019: What Really Matters in the Markets
Our Midyear Outlook 2019 provides our updated views of current fundamentals and the things that should persist as shorter-term concerns fade, and emphasizes our four primary pillars for fundamental investing—policy, the economy, fixed income, and equities.
Outlook 2019: Fundamental – How to Focus on What Really Matters in the Markets
After nearly 10 years of witnessing the U.S economy and stock market recover—and thrive—investors are starting to wonder if we’ve seen all this expansion…
Outlook 2019: Fundamental – How to Focus on What Really Matters in the Markets
After nearly 10 years of witnessing the U.S economy and stock market recover—and thrive—investors are starting to wonder if we’ve seen all this expansion…
Midyear Outlook 2018: The Plot Thickens
The LPL Research Midyear Outlook 2018: The Plot Thickens presents guidance on how the return of the business cycle may unfold during the remainder of 2018 and beyond…