As shown in the LPL Chart of the Day, the 10-year Treasury yield jumped 34 basis points (0.34%) in the week ending September 13, then gave back half that gain in a 17 basis point (0.17%) slide last we

Since we began highlighting the return of fiscal leadership as a primary driver for economic and market activity nearly two years ago, we’ve seen the return to central bank dominance, particular

September is historically known as one of the worst for stocks, yet in 2019 the S&P 500 Index is up 2.7% so far amid a sea of scary headlines. Incredibly, the S&P 500 has wavered less than 0.1

There’s a growing pile of negative-yielding debt around the world amid extraordinary monetary policy initiatives. While maintaining respect for global money flows, we believe the combination of

On this 18th anniversary of 9/11, our thoughts go out to everyone impacted on that fateful day.

“The higher the base, the higher in space,” is an old technical analysis saying.

Takeaways From Second Quarter Earnings Season

We would say the most important takeaway from the now-completed second quarter earnings season is that earnings are still growing and an earnings rec

We remain fans of diversification, including geographic diversification for suitable equity portfolios. Sticking with that approach has been trying in recent years, however.

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U.S. manufacturing contracted in August for the first time since January 2016 as trade uncertainty continued to weigh on the sector.

The Institute for Supply Management’s (ISM) manu

First and foremost, our thoughts are with all of those that were impacted by Hurricane Dorian over the Labor Day holiday and all those that are still in its path.

Many have asked us what

We recently reduced our year-end forecast range for the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield from 2.5–2.75% to 1.75–2%. This significant reduction reflects what we consider the many somewhat curiou