ARTICLES & RESEARCH
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 policies would simply mirror those of his prior term. The impact of policy…
A Review of Active Management
LPL Research discusses its recently updated study of the effectiveness of active management across asset classes, as well as implications for portfolios.
Technical Perspective on the Current Drawdown
LPL Research provides insight into the technical setup for stocks and what history reveals about market drawdowns.
Weekly Market Commentary | Earnings Season Outlook: Will Markets Care? | March 30, 2026
LPL Research explains why solid earnings, AI investment, and economic resilience underpin stocks, even as oil prices and volatility pressure markets.
Weekly Market Performance | March 27, 2026
LPL’s Weekly Market Performance for the week of March 23, 2026, highlights the latest geopolitical developments, Treasury auctions, and commodity market moves.
Energy Stocks Vary Across Market Cycles
LPL Research explores the energy sector, and the different sub-sectors and business models within, before and after the start of the Iran War.
Taking a Look at Gold’s Stumble
LPL Research discusses what’s been driving gold prices this month and the outlook for the yellow metal.
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