2026 Outlook: The Policy Engine
Outlook 2026: The Policy Engine By LPL Financial Research In 2025, we observed a market environment where fiscal and monetary policy decisions, rather than traditional business fundamentals, were the primary drivers of market direction. This shift means that policy...
Midyear Outlook 2025: Pragmatic Optimism, Measured Expectations
We started 2025 on a high note, although we acknowledged that “no market environment is ever permanent, and that change is always potentially around the corner.” Well change did come, and with it, volatility, perhaps in part because we assumed President Trump’s...
- 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.