Midyear Outlook 2025: Pragmatic Optimism, Measured Expectations
We started 2025 on a high note, although we acknowledged that “no market environment is ever permanent, and that change is always potentially around the corner.” Well change did come, and with it, volatility, perhaps in part because we assumed President Trump’s...
Outlook 2025: Pragmatic Optimism
Outlook 2025: Pragmatic Optimism By LPL Financial Research Looking back, 2024 clearly echoed many of the themes from 2023. By and large, the economy continued to defy expectations and surprised once again. Stocks continued their strong performance, driven by powerful...
Yours, Mine, and Ours — A Couple’s Guide to Retirement Planning
While the reasons for earning two incomes may vary from couple to couple, these families often face a similar financial challenge: participation in separate retirement programs.
Withdrawing Your Assets: Understanding RMDs
When it comes time to start withdrawing the money you’ve spent a lifetime accumulating in your retirement portfolio, you want to ensure that you make the right decisions.
Will Your Money Last? Risks to Retirement Income
A sound retirement income plan takes into account several financial risks, including the potential for the retiree to outlive his or her assets, the effects of inflation on future income, rising health care costs, and the uncertain future of the Social Security system.
- Beyond the Numbers | Value Investing Is Alive and Well | October 20, 2025
on October 20, 2025 at 4:31 pmLPL explores evolving value investing strategies, macro risks, and overlooked market opportunities from the Latticework 2025 event.
- Weekly Market Commentary | Cockroaches, Canaries, and Credit Markets | October 20, 2025on October 20, 2025 at 12:12 pm
LPL Research highlights early signs of stress in corporate credit markets, with rising defaults and tight spreads in leveraged and private credit.
- Weekly Market Commentary | Happy Anniversary Bull Market | October 13, 2025on October 13, 2025 at 12:19 pm
This bull market enters year four with strong gains, driven by tech and AI. History suggests more upside ahead amid resilient growth and a dovish Fed stance.
