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Our Post Election Thoughts

2020-11-05T14:10:17-08:00

As of Thursday morning, a winner to the 2020 presidential election has yet to be “officially” declared as several battleground states have yet to be called. Even as more clarity emerges from remaining votes being counted in Arizona, Nevada, and Pennsylvania today and tomorrow, recounts and legal challenges could draw this out longer. A Democratic [...]

Our Post Election Thoughts2020-11-05T14:10:17-08:00

An Election Pattern You Might Not Know About

2020-10-30T10:12:49-07:00

With Election Day a mere five days away, we at LPL Research thought we would add one last election forecaster to the mix of what we’ve presented over the last several months—as much because of what it might tell us about the American electorate as what it might tell us about the election. As shown [...]

An Election Pattern You Might Not Know About2020-10-30T10:12:49-07:00

GDP Bounces Back: October 29th Surprise

2020-10-29T10:54:43-07:00

The outbreak of COVID-19 and the subsequent lockdowns triggered the largest quarter over-quarter decline in gross domestic product (GDP) since WWII, so perhaps it comes as no surprise that the following quarter tallied the sharpest rebound in that same time period. GDP expanded 33.1% on an annualized basis in the third quarter, ahead of Bloomberg [...]

GDP Bounces Back: October 29th Surprise2020-10-29T10:54:43-07:00

Why Stocks Want President Trump To Win

2020-10-21T16:12:04-07:00

Now that we have your attention with that eye-grabbing title, there’s definitely something to the idea that stocks perform better the year after a sitting president wins reelection. “Think about it—usually when a president wins reelection, it means the economy is going pretty strong, so stocks tend to do well,” explained LPL Financial Chief Market [...]

Why Stocks Want President Trump To Win2020-10-21T16:12:04-07:00

Follow the Bouncing Stimulus Ball

2020-10-12T08:43:59-07:00

Stimulus talks in Washington, DC, are getting a lot of attention from investors—and for good reason. The midpoint of the two offers—roughly $1.6 trillion from the White House and $2.2 trillion from US House Democrats—is about 9% of last year’s US gross domestic product (source: Bureau of Labor Statistics). That’s a big deal in terms [...]

Follow the Bouncing Stimulus Ball2020-10-12T08:43:59-07:00

September Insights – How did investments perform overall?

2020-10-06T08:10:08-07:00

US and International Equities The S&P 500 Index gave back some gains in September after a strong five-month run, with most sectors finishing in the red. The utilities and materials sectors were the exceptions, both gaining for the month. The sectors with the largest pullbacks this past month were energy, communication services, information technology, and [...]

September Insights – How did investments perform overall?2020-10-06T08:10:08-07:00

How to Prepare For a Consultation with a Financial Advisor

2020-10-06T07:41:31-07:00

In order to prepare for the appointment with the financial advisor here's how to prepare. To properly prepare for your meeting, you should get organized in 2 categories: Questions Current statements Let's start with “Questions” first There are questions for you to consider and your questions for the financial advisor. Questions For You Organize your [...]

How to Prepare For a Consultation with a Financial Advisor2020-10-06T07:41:31-07:00

Consumer Confidence on the Rise

2020-09-30T17:19:47-07:00

Confidence is on the rise. The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index jumped to 101.8 from August’s 86.3, beating estimates by the most since November 2011 and delivering the largest month-over-month increase since April 2003. Not surprisingly, the majority of the previous largest monthly increases occurred at the end of a recession or beginning of a new expansion. [...]

Consumer Confidence on the Rise2020-09-30T17:19:47-07:00

Was Trump Right About Rates?

2020-09-07T07:14:58-07:00

Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Jerome Powell gave a significant speech at the annual central bank symposium at Jackson Hole last week in which he laid out the general conclusions of the Fed’s review of its Statement on Longer-Run Goals and Monetary Policy Strategy. That document outlines how the Fed goes about fulfilling its congressionally assigned [...]

Was Trump Right About Rates?2020-09-07T07:14:58-07:00

When Do Rates Start Rising After a Recession?

2020-09-02T11:51:11-07:00

As the economy begins to recover, with the early stage more robust than expected, we increasingly get asked when interest rates will move meaningfully higher. As shown in the LPL Chart of the Day, historically rates don’t start to move higher until a median of about two years after a recession starts, and five [...]

When Do Rates Start Rising After a Recession?2020-09-02T11:51:11-07:00

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