Midyear Outlook 2025: Pragmatic Optimism, Measured Expectations
We started 2025 on a high note, although we acknowledged that “no market environment is ever permanent, and that change is always potentially around the corner.” Well change did come, and with it, volatility, perhaps in part because we assumed President Trump’s...
Analyzing Three Powerful Factors in Active Fund Evaluation
LPL Research discusses three factors other than past performance that can be used to assess actively managed funds and explains why they may be useful.
Comparing the Dotcom and AI Eras
LPL Research compares stock market performance during the AI era to the dotcom period in the late 1990s.
Weekly Market Commentary | Warsh Fed Regime: Policy Shifts & Treasury Market Impacts | May 11, 2026
LPL Research explores how a potential Warsh-led Fed could reshape policy, Treasury markets, and volatility amid rising deficits and shifting demand.
Weekly Market Performance | May 8, 2026
LPL’s Weekly Market Performance for the week of May 4, 2026, highlights tech earnings, economic data, and the Treasury Quarterly Refunding Announcement.
April Flow Trends Highlight Equity Strength
LPL Research analyzes April ETFs, highlighting strong equity inflows, rising risk appetite, and renewed dominance of U.S. large cap stocks.
Gold is Doing its Job, But Not the One You Expect
LPL Research discusses behind-the-scenes dynamics of gold’s price action since the onset of the U.S.-Iran conflict and global energy disruption.