LPL Research’s Outlook 2023: Finding Balance

LPL Research’s Outlook 2023: Finding Balance is LPL’s guide to how the readjustments in the economy and markets may impact you in the coming year. The disruptions may not be fully resolved and there may be more challenges to come, but progress toward finding...

Markets Don’t Wait for Official Announcements

Some investors may worry about the stock market sinking after a recession is officially announced. But history shows that markets incorporate expectations ahead of economic reports. The global financial crisis offers a lesson in the forward-looking nature of the stock...

The Only 2 Scenarios:

Markets are simply either bull or in recession and bear. Those are the only two scenarios we get. We are currently in a bear market recession with high inflation. This dictates how securities are selected for our clients and, although it is painful to go through these...

Bumpy Road to the Market’s Long-Term Average

Since 1926, the US stock market has rewarded investors with an average annual return of about 10%. But it’s important to remember that returns in any given year may be sky-high, extremely poor, or somewhere in between. Annual returns came within two percentage points...