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Global Portfolio Strategy | September 2025

September Fed Rate Cut Is Probably a Lock as Job Growth Slows The LPL Strategic & Tactical Asset Allocation Committee (STAAC) determines the firm’s investment outlook and asset allocation that helps define LPL Research’s investment models and overall strategic and...

Client Letter | October 01, 2025

Dear Valued Investor, The October 1 deadline has passed, and the U.S. government has shut down. While political gridlock is never ideal, history suggests that shutdowns tend to be short-lived and have minimal sustained impact on the economy or the stock market. They...

Global Portfolio Strategy | October 2025

The LPL Strategic & Tactical Asset Allocation Committee (STAAC) determines the firm’s investment outlook and asset allocation that helps define LPL Research’s investment models and overall strategic and tactical investment thinking and guidance. The committee is...

Navigating Market Volatility During the Iran Crisis

Last Edited by: LPL Research Last Updated: March 09, 2026 PRINTER FRIENDLY VERSION In our 2026 Outlook: The Policy Engine, we listed several risks to stocks that could prevent the S&P 500 from achieving our forecast for high-single-digit returns in 2026 (to a fair...

How LPL Research Thinks About Dividends

Last Edited by: LPL Research Last Updated: March 02, 2026 PRINTER FRIENDLY VERSION Dividend strategies, a.k.a. equity income strategies, have outperformed to start the year, owing to the value-led cyclical rotation we are seeing in domestic equity markets. Looking...