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Portfolio Compass | February 20, 2019
Expectations for solid but slower growth in the U.S. economy and corporate profits support our year-end 2019 fair value target for the S&P 500 of 3000.*
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Trimming Our 2019 GDP Forecast
Economic data have consistently missed expectations recently as investors and Wall Street have struggled to quantify the impact of global trade and political risks.
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Market Update: Wed, Feb 20, 2019 | LPL Financial Research
Economic data have consistently missed expectations recently as investors and Wall Street have struggled to quantify the impact of global trade and political risks….
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Updates to Our Economic Forecasts | Weekly Economic Commentary | February 19, 2019
The United States has weathered a 35-day government shutdown, global data have deteriorated further, trade headlines continue to dominate the news…
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The Rally Continues | Weekly Market Commentary | February 19, 2019
The rally continues, as the S&P 500 Index gained for the seventh week out of the past eight, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average, Russell 2000 Index, and Nasdaq all closed higher for the eighth consecutive week.
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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…
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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…
read moreMidyear Outlook 2018: The Plot Thickens
When we as investors began 2018, we were tuned into the recent fiscal policy changes that were expected to propel economic activity and the financial markets higher in the coming year…
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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…
read moreOutlook 2018 | Return of the Business Cycle
Over the past eight years, extraordinarily accommodative monetary policy has served as the primary catalyst for spurring continued economic growth in the U.S. and around the globe.
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