LPL RESEARCH
Below is a list of helpful documents to offer you additional financial perspective.
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 | Stock Market Fundamentals Outweigh Shutdown Drama | October 1, 2025
LPL addresses the U.S. government shutdown, its historical market impact, and the broader economic outlook. Despite near-term volatility, strong fundamentals, resilient earnings, and long-term growth drivers suggest continued market strength.
- Rate and Credit View | Can Investment-Grade Corporate Bonds be the New Risk-Free Asset? | October 2025
LPL Research explores whether investment-grade corporate bonds can rival U.S. Treasuries as the new risk-free asset amid rising national debt and political dysfunction.
- Equity Strategy Insights | International Equities Are Attractively Valued, But What Else Is New? | September 2025
LPL Research examines whether attractive valuations and technical strength in international equities can overcome weak growth, innovation, and earnings.
- Weekly Market Commentary | Equity Market Melt-Up Cools as Government Shutdown Looms | September 29, 2025
LPL Research analyzes recent market performance as Fed expectations, strong economic data, government shutdown concerns and more continue to have an impact.
- Weekly Market Commentary | No Risk-Free Path | September 22, 2025
LPL Research examines the potential effects of recent Fed actions.