“Everything is awesome, when you’re living out a dream.” The Lego Movie

As the S&P 500 Index continues to flirt with new record highs, something under the surface is

The stock market has started October on a bumpy path. Many global issues remain unresolved, but seasonal forces, sound fundamentals, and breakthroughs on the trade and geopolitical¹ fronts could help

“History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes.” — Mark Twain

Stocks have continued their surprising strength in October, thanks to a potential thaw in the U.

Corporate earnings growth has ground to a halt, but we think better times lie ahead. While tariffs and ongoing trade uncertainty could delay improvement, we remain optimistic that some progress on tra

Geopolitical matters¹ have complicated the tug-of-war between fiscal² and monetary³ policies and contributed to investor concerns about increased policy uncertainty. Policy uncertainty will likely per

Well, that wasn’t the start to the fourth quarter that the bulls wanted. The S&P 500 Index has dropped at least 1% on consecutive days to start the fourth quarter for the first time in histo

Just like that, the S&P 500 Index fell more than 1% on the first day of October. The rough start has many investors on edge, as October is known for spectacular crashes—specifically 1929, 19

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announced last week that she would support an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. We’ve received many requests from our LPL advisors asking what ex

The U.S. economy continues to perform well when compared to the rest of the developed world, and is still exhibiting growth near its long-term trend. The outlook in other developed economies is not qu

Recent stress in the short-term repurchasing (repo) market has raised concerns about a potential “liquidity crisis” in the financial system.

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