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- 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.
- Rate and Credit View | 2026 Municipal Outlook: Attractive Valuations Amid Structural Shifts | January 13, 2026
LPL Research shares insights on 2026 municipal markets, including attractive yields, supply trends, and strategies to help investors navigate rate uncertainty.
- Weekly Market Commentary | Earnings Preview: Double-Digit Streak Likely to Continue | January 12, 2026
LPL Research takes a look at fourth quarter earnings season as it unofficially kicks off this week with a dozen banks and asset managers in the S&P 500 slated to report.
- Global Portfolio Strategy | Policy Influences Will Be Key for Markets in 2026 | January 9, 2026
LPL Research provides 2026 market insights on equities, bonds, and alternatives, highlighting policy tailwinds and AI-driven opportunities.
- Market Insight Quarterly | Q4 2025
Market Insight Quarterly | Q4 2025
- Client Letter | Reflecting on 2025, Looking Ahead to 2026 | January 7, 2026
LPL Research reflects on 2025’s strong returns, key takeaways, and shares a forward-looking view for 2026 to help investors prepare.
- Weekly Market Commentary | Evaluating Our 2025 Forecasts: Equity, Fixed Income, and the U.S. Economy | January 5, 2026
LPL Research reviews 2025 market predictions: key wins, misses, and lessons across equities, fixed income, and the U.S. economy.
