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Outlook 2023: Finding Balance
Through all the challenges, newfound opportunities, and every high and low we’ve experienced during the last couple of years, it’s no surprise why we might be striving for more balance.

Midyear Outlook 2022 | Navigating Turbulence | July 12, 2022
LPL Research “Midyear Outlook 2022: Navigating Turbulence” features LPL Research’s economic and market forecasts for the second half of 2022.

Outlook 2022: Passing the Baton
Get a head start on your financial future with LPL Research’s economic and market forecasts for 2022 with Outlook 2022: Passing the Baton.

Midyear Outlook 2021: Picking Up Speed
LPL Research Midyear Outlook 2021: Picking Up Speed is designed to help you navigate the risks and opportunities over the rest of 2021 and beyond.

Outlook 2021: Powering Forward
In 2021 it’s time to restart the engines and prepare to navigate a new year with new challenges and opportunities. LPL Research Outlook 2021: Powering Forward gets you back on the road with economic and market insights for 2021.
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Wading Through Financal Stability Risks an Action Plan | Weekly Market Commentary | March 20, 2023
The Federal Reserve (Fed) has a history of raising short-term interest rates until something “breaks.” Considering the Fed has raised rates from a near-zero level to 4.75% (upper bound) over the course of only one year, it was almost a near certainty this time would be no different. Recent bank failures suggest things are indeed starting to break.

Latest Equity Asset Alocation Views | Weekly Market Commentary | March 13, 2023
Coming into the week, it was all about Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Jerome Powell’s congressional testimony and the February jobs report. Instead, we got a shockingly fast collapse of a financial institution with over $200 billion in assets, which turned the market’s focus toward the stability of the banking system and what systemic risks banks might be facing. This commentary is focused on our asset allocation views, but no doubt the Silicon Valley Bank saga will require more attention from investors in the days ahead.

No Landing = No Sense | Weekly Market Commentary | March 6, 2023
Suggesting an economy makes “no landing” makes no sense. Analogies eventually break down, especially this one. Economic activity does not stop like an airplane eventually does, but rather the economy will settle into a steady state where growth is consistent with factors such as population and productivity. Here we take a look at some factors that illustrate how the economy is struggling to find a stable growth path.