Economic Blog
1/8/2021
The differences in strength between the stock market and real economy were laid bare this week as the stock market surged to new highs while the jobs market continued to deteriorate and remains well short of its February peak. Continue reading
Markets Blog
1/07/21
2020 was a good year for stock investors despite unprecedented challenges. Continue reading
Thursday, January 7, 2021
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LPL Research Condemns Violence in Washington, DC
LPL Research condemns the violent actions at the US Capitol Building on Wednesday and hopes for healing in our nation’s political and societal divides. We fully support a peaceful and orderly transition of power on January 20. Continue reading
Market Blog
Wednesday, January 6, 2021
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2020 in 20 Charts
2020 was a historic year in many ways, which made it hard to highlight just a few charts. So in honor of 2020, we picked 20 charts that show how amazing–and devastating—2020 really was. Chief Market Strategist Ryan Detrick reviews 2020 in 20 charts in this YouTube video. Continue reading
Economic Blog
1/5/2021
US investment-grade bonds had a solid 2020 despite a tumultuous year overall. The broad Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index had a total return of 7.5%—not as strong as 2019’s 8.7% but its fifth-best year in the last 20 and the best two-year stretch since 2001–02. Continue reading
Tuesday, January 5, 2021
Market Blog
Monday, January 4, 2021