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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…
AI Capex Boom Fuels Corporate Bond Supply and Duration Risks
AI-driven bond issuance by hyperscalers is reshaping IG credit, boosting supply and duration risk, and providing opportunities for income-focused investors.
Weekly Market Commentary | Seeds of Opportunity: The Case for Agriculture Investments | May 26, 2026
Printer Friendly Version Commodity market trends: Commodity markets have been on an impressive, and volatile, run so far this decade, with leadership oscillating between energy and precious metals. Not surprising, after commodities’ “Lost Decade” of the 2010s, given the asset class tends to move in long capital cycles. Shift to Agriculture: LPL Research has written…
Weekly Market Performance | May 22, 2026
LPL’s Weekly Market Performance for the week of May 18, 2026, highlights tech earnings, economic data, and the Treasury Quarterly Refunding Announcement.
Why AI Efficiency May Boost Labor Demand
LPL Research highlights how AI is changing work, not eliminating it, with productivity gains increasing labor demand in a shifting economy.
What Risks Could Test the Upbeat Market Narrative?
LPL Research discusses risks to the consensus — from inflation, AI spending shifts, and rates — that could challenge the strong earnings market narrative.
Why Portfolio Manager Mistakes Seem Smart at First
LPL Research reveals why portfolio manager mistakes often seem smart in real time, and how subtle shifts in process, incentives, and risk can lead to avoidable underperformance.