by arleneadmin | Mar 2, 2026 | Research, Weekly Market Commentary
Printer Friendly Version Dividend strategies, a.k.a. equity income strategies, have outperformed to start the year, owing to the value-led cyclical rotation we are seeing in domestic equity markets. Looking beyond current performance, this week, we ask and answer the...
by arleneadmin | Feb 23, 2026 | Research, Weekly Market Commentary
Printer Friendly Version LPL Research’s Strategic Asset Allocation (SAA) sits at the center of our portfolio construction process because it defines how we expect diversified portfolios to generate more stable long-term outcomes across shifting market environments....
by arleneadmin | Feb 17, 2026 | Research, Weekly Market Commentary
Printer Friendly Version Wall Street narratives rarely stay still, and recent weeks have underscored how quickly sentiment can change as perceived new information challenges the status quo. Widely discussed anxiety over a potential artificial intelligence (AI) bubble...
by arleneadmin | Feb 9, 2026 | Research, Weekly Market Commentary
After a stellar 2025 in which emerging market (EM) equities returned 34%, 2026 is off to a good start with the MSCI EM Index up 7% year to date. Last year’s near doubling of the S&P 500 return was driven mostly by a weakening U.S. dollar, which propped up EM...
by arleneadmin | Feb 2, 2026 | Research, Weekly Market Commentary
Printer Friendly Version The Federal Reserve (Fed) enters 2026 navigating potentially constrained policy conditions as resilient growth and above‑trend inflation intersect with an increasingly unsustainable fiscal trajectory. Fed Chair Jerome Powell emphasized that...
