With tensions running high in Eastern Europe, we’ve had many questions come in asking what could happen to stocks if Russia indeed did attack or invade Ukraine.

“As devastating as a major conflict could be between Russia and Ukraine, the truth is stocks likely will be able to withstand the geopolitical struggle,” explained LPL Financial Chief Market Strategist Ryan Detrick. “In fact, looking back at other major geopolitical events throughout history reveals stocks usually take them as a nonevent.”

As we share in the LPL Chart of the Day, the great majority of geopolitical events going ba

After a tough start for stocks in 2022, investors are looking for reasons to expect a rebound. After more than doubling off the pandemic lows in March 2020, without anything more than a 5% pullback in 2021, stocks probably needed a break. That doesn’t, however, make this dip feel much more comfortable. Here we cite some reasons we don’t expect this selloff to go a lot further, though a 10% drawdown in the S&P 500 seems reasonable to expect. 

Tough Start two The Year

It’s been a rough few weeks for the stock market. Fears of rising rates and the Federal Reserve pulling back its stimulus more aggres

The Federal Reserve (Fed) has engineered a massive hawkish shift, causing a bit more stock market volatility recently. But how worried should investors be? Here we take a look back at historical performance for stocks before, after, and much after initial Fed rate hikes to help reassure any nervous investors out there. We also take a quick look at what the Fed pivot could mean for growth/value and large cap/small cap trends given the maturing business cycle.

Massive Hawkish Shift

With the recent pivot by Jay Powell and Company at the Fed, rate hikes have been getting a lot of attention.  And rightly so, given the bond ma

Index Performance

U.S. Markets Lower

The major equity markets finished the week lower as concerns about inflation and higher interest rates continue to weigh on investors’ minds. A weaker than expected December retail sales report along with mixed big bank Q4 earnings did not help the market’s case for going higher. Energy led all sectors for the second straight week on the back of gradual OPEC supply production boosts that will, most likely, not keep up with worldwide demand.

International markets finished in the green this week. Emerging Markets, which were last year’s laggard o