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Outlook 2025: Pragmatic Optimism

Outlook 2025: Pragmatic Optimism

Outlook 2025: Pragmatic Optimism By LPL Financial Research Looking back, 2024 clearly echoed many of the themes from 2023. By and large, the economy continued to defy expectations and surprised once again. Stocks continued their strong performance, driven by powerful...

Bear Market Rally? Probably Not | LPL Street View

Marc Zabicki, Chief Investment Officer at LPL Financial, discusses two potential market scenarios following a 15% or more decline: a V-shaped recovery, which typically happens after a market shock like tariffs, and a more prolonged weakening where markets recover but then decline again due to fundamental economic changes. The current market is more likely to follow the second scenario, urging investors to remain vigilant and consider a cautious approach like dollar cost averaging.

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Bulls Are on Trial | Weekly Market Commentary | May 12, 2025

Bulls Are on Trial | Weekly Market Commentary | May 12, 2025

Earnings continued to come in better-than feared, but “tariff uncertainty” continued to get flagged on most conference calls. The Federal Reserve (Fed) kept rates unchanged and stuck to its patient approach with monetary policy, despite notable downgrades to economic growth estimates and rising recession probabilities since their last meeting.

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Outlook 2025: Pragmatic Optimism

Outlook 2025: Pragmatic Optimism

Outlook 2025: Pragmatic Optimism By LPL Financial Research Looking back, 2024 clearly echoed many of the themes from 2023. By and large, the economy continued to defy expectations and surprised once again. Stocks continued their strong performance, driven by powerful...

Midyear Outlook 2024: Still Waiting for the Turn

Midyear Outlook 2024: Still Waiting for the Turn

Expanding on our initial 2024 Outlook, “A Turning Point,” this midyear update offers fresh insights into the economic and market landscape, along with their potential impact on investment portfolios.

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