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- Economic Navigator | Show Me the Money. We'll Deflate It Later | August 12, 2026
LPL Research explains why resilient economic growth, easing inflation, and strong business investment continue to support a constructive outlook for investors.
- Tactical Asset Allocation Guide | Breakout to New Highs Increases Conviction in U.S. Equities Overweight | August 11, 2026
LPL Research maintains an overweight to U.S. equities as AI-driven earnings and resilient growth support markets, while favoring quality and diversification.
- Weekly Market Commentary | Municipal Bond Outlook: Why Carry Is the Strategy | August 10, 2026
LPL Research outlines how a Fed on hold, strong reinvestment demand, and elevated yields create compelling opportunities in municipal bonds.
- Client Letter | Strong Earnings Continue to Power Stocks Higher | August 5, 2026
LPL Research examines how AI investment, strong corporate earnings, and resilient economic growth continue to support stocks despite ongoing uncertainty.
- Rate and Credit View | Municipal Market Midyear Outlook: Carry Is the Strategy | August 5, 2026
LPL Research explores how stable interest rates, record issuance, and strong investor demand are shaping the municipal bond market.
- Weekly Market Commentary | Constructive on Stocks in the Second Half as AI Debate Continues | August 3, 2026
LPL Research highlights strong corporate earnings, AI-driven growth, and a favorable equity outlook while monitoring inflation, oil prices, and risks.
- Equity Strategy Insights | Keys to Additional Stock Market Gains in the Second Half | July 29, 2026
LPL Research outlines the key drivers behind potential stock market gains in the second half of 2026, led by strong earnings, AI investment, and economic resilience.
- Weekly Market Commentary | Can Hyperscalers Earn Their AI Ambitions? | July 27, 2026
LPL Research explores whether hyperscalers can generate attractive returns on massive AI investments through a framework focused on ROIC, growth, and capex.
- Beyond the Numbers | What Does Hyperscaler Capex Have to Earn? | July 23, 2026
LPL Research analyzes AI infrastructure spending, cloud economics, and the returns needed to justify record capex.
- Economic Navigator | Deflecting the Headwinds: Growth Despite Energy Shocks | July 15, 2026
LPL Research explores the intersection of Fed policy reform, moderating inflation, and resilient economic growth in the second half of 2026.
- Weekly Market Commentary | China Holds Keys to Post-War Oil Prices | July 20, 2026
LPL Research analyzes China’s declining crude imports, inflation risks, and the resilient U.S. economy driving above-trend growth.
- Weekly Market Commentary | Keep Calm and Clip Coupons | July 13, 2026
LPL Research examines how sticky inflation, Fed leadership changes, and AI-driven borrowing are shaping the fixed income outlook for 2026.
- Tactical Asset Allocation Guide | Policy, Buildouts, and Bottlenecks to Shape Markets in the Second Half | July 10, 2026
LPL Research highlights tactical asset allocation strategies for July 2026, including U.S. equity preferences, bond opportunities, and AI themes.
- Market Insight Quarterly | Q2 2026
This quarterly publication helps provide clarity and context to the issues affecting the economy, stock and bond market.
- Midyear Outlook 2026 Client Letter | July 7, 2026
LPL Research provides a few key takeaways from their Midyear Outlook report, which is now available.
- Midyear Outlook 2026 | Policy, Buildouts, & Bottlenecks | July 7, 2026
LPL Research’s 2026 Midyear Outlook provides data-driven forecasts to economic and investing insights, picking up where the Outlook left off — building on prior themes and exploring new ones.
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- Weekly Market Commentary | Has Stock Market Exuberance Become Irrational?
LPL Research examines current market and investor sentiment in an effort to gauge current levels of exuberance.
- Client Letter | AI Momentum Cools as Broader Market Strength Emerges
LPL Research analyzes a market pause following strong AI-driven gains, while the economy remains resilient, inflation, Fed policy, geopolitical developments, and continued AI investment remain key drivers of the outlook.
- Equity Strategy Insights | Post-SpaceX IPO, Is Irrational Exuberance Back?
LPL Research analyzes recent market activity, investor sentiment, and the current IPO landscape in an attempt to determine current levels of exuberance.
