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- Weekly Market Commentary | Private Credit Under Pressure: Liquidity Mismatches in an AI-Disrupted Cycle | March 23, 2026
LPL Research examines recent private credit activity in the face of growing sophistication from AI.
- Rate and Credit View | Private Credit at a Crossroads: Stress, Liquidity, and the AI Disruption Cycle | March 2026
LPL Research explains how higher rates, AI disruption, and liquidity strains test private credit—plus safeguards, key risks, and actions investors should consider.
- Weekly Market Commentary | Why Oil Prices Matter Less — But Still Move Headline Inflation | March 16, 2026
LPL Research explains how America’s declining reliance on oil and rising geopolitical risks shape inflation, growth expectations, and volatility in 2026.
- Tactical Asset Allocation Guide | Staying the Course | March 10, 2026
LPL Research kept its overall market outlook steady for March, but upgraded industrials to overweight due to strong momentum and supportive fundamentals. Meanwhile, consumer discretionary was downgraded to underweight amid weak relative strength, consumer fatigue from higher oil prices, and stretched valuations. The committee still favors large caps and growth tilted exposure, expecting volatility but shallow pullbacks supported by earnings strength and anticipated Fed cuts.
- Economic Navigator | From AI to Oil: The Forces Redefining Growth | March 11, 2026
LPL Research explains key economic trends in 2026, from shifting labor conditions to oil market risks, offering clear insights for investors.
- Weekly Market Commentary | Markets Tested as Iran Conflict Continues | March 9, 2026
LPL Research reviews how the Iran conflict is affecting markets, highlighting energy risks, market resilience, and what investors should watch in the weeks ahead.
- Client Letter | Maintaining Course Through Geopolitical Uncertainty | March 4, 2026
LPL Research addresses the escalating Iran conflict and its market impact. Despite geopolitical tensions disrupting energy markets, the 2026 outlook remains constructive, supported by fiscal stimulus, AI investment, and strong earnings growth.
- Equity Strategy Insights | AI Disruption Survival Kit as Fears Ripple Through Equity Markets | March 2, 2026
LPL Research outlines how AI disruption is shaping equity markets and highlights sectors like semis, healthcare, energy, and EM that may help mitigate AI related risks.
- Weekly Market Commentary | How LPL Research Thinks About Dividends | March 2, 2026
Looking beyond recent dividend strategies' performance, LPL Research asks and answers the question “How should I think about dividend stocks or building an equity income portfolio?”
- Global Portfolio Strategy | Resilience and Rotations Shape the Start of 2026 | February 12, 2026
LPL Research highlights sharp sector rotations, shifting leadership trends, and key market drivers shaping allocations.
- Rate and Credit View | When AI Disruption Meets Leveraged Balance Sheets: Credit Market Risks in the Software Sector | February 2026
LPL Research analyzes how AI disruption is reshaping leveraged software credit markets, widening risks in loans and private credit while challenging bond investors.
- Weekly Market Commentary | LPL Research’s 2026 Strategic Asset Allocation | February 23, 2026
Explore LPL Research’s 2026 SAA update, featuring equity shifts, bond strategy, and purposeful diversification to support steady long‑term portfolio outcomes.
- Strategic Asset Allocation | 2026
LPL Research is provides their updated Capital Market Assumptions (CMA) and Strategic Asset Allocation (SAA).
- Weekly Market Commentary | From Bubble Fears to Disruption Risk: The New AI Market Narrative | February 17, 2026
LPL Research analyzes recent market activity, AI anxieties, and possible directions the new technology could be heading in.
- Economic Navigator | Growth Reimagined: Innovation, AI, and the New Macro Reality | February 2026
In this edition of the Economic Navigator, we will give you a look behind the curtain to show the data underpinning our views expressed in our 2026 Outlook: The Policy Engine as we adapt to changing conditions by integrating macroeconomic factors.
- Weekly Market Commentary | Five Reasons the Run in Emerging Markets Could Continue | February 9, 2026
LPL Research highlights five reasons emerging markets look attractive in 2026, from dollar weakness to accelerating earnings and AI-driven growth.
- Client Letter | Productivity Gains Pave the Way for a Federal Reserve Leadership Transition | February 4, 2026
LPL Research examines how Fed Chair news, productivity gains, and strong earnings support market stability as investors face volatility.
- Weekly Market Commentary | Dueling Mandates: The Fed’s Policy Caution and Treasury’s Growing Borrowing Needs | February 2, 2026
LPL Research examines how the Fed is entering 2026 amid constrained conditions and as growth and inflation meet an unsustainable fiscal trajectory.
- Weekly Market Commentary | The Productivity Advantage: Powering Economic Growth in 2026 | January 26, 2026
LPL Research examines how rising productivity, AI adoption, and structural shifts toward services are supporting U.S. economic growth in 2026.
- Unearthing the Metals Melt-Up
LPL Research explores the drivers behind the rally in metals, the associated risks, and the outlook for their durability.
