Printer Friendly Version As we wrote earlier this month, earnings have provided a strong foundation for stocks this year. With second quarter earnings growth for the S&P 500 on track to exceed 30% (excluding private investment mark-ups) and analysts continuing to...
August 21, 2026 | LPL Research LPL Research provides its Weekly Market Performance for the week of August 17, 2026. Markets faced volatile trading this week as investor sentiment was pressured by a global slide in tech names and rising long-term bond yields driven by...
Three Macro Factors Affecting Risk Appetite Dr. Jeffrey Roach | Chief Economist Last Updated: August 20, 2026 Investors have spent much of the summer navigating a familiar tension: an economy that continues to show resilience even as concerns linger over inflation,...
The Russell Reset Nobody Saw Coming Scott Froidl | Co-Head of Manager Research Last Updated: August 19, 2026 The Unexpected Russell Shift For years, Russell index reconstitutions have been treated as a routine maintenance event. Thousands of stocks are ranked,...
Municipal Bonds at Midyear: Let the Coupon Do the Work Lawrence Gillum | Chief Fixed Income Strategist Last Updated: August 18, 2026 The Setup: A Market Built for Patience The municipal bond market enters the second half of 2026 in a familiar but underappreciated...
