“Volatility Ahead” Jeffrey Kleintop, CFA Chief Market Strategist LPL Financial The volatility and classic 5-10% pullback we have seen so far this year is perfectly normal and very likely to be a recurring pattern throughout 2010 as the economy transitions from recovery to sustainable growth. A key contributor to the volatility that [...]
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February 2010
By Jeffrey Kleintop, CFA Chief market Strategist LPL Financial Events and data in recent weeks have prompted market participants to view the tailwinds that caused the markets to go sailing higher for much of 2009 as beginning to fade. They now view them as having become more balanced with the rising headwinds associated with increasing [...]
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Beware of the financial schemes aimed at mature Americans. Provided by Los Angeles Financial Planner, Rose Greene, CFP ® Retirement lasts longer and longer, and the retired population is growing. So the conditions are right for a “perfect storm” of financial swindles aimed at baby boomers and elders. Just an alert … here are some [...]
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Be cognizant of these unique challenges. provided by Los Angeles Financial Planner, Rose Greene, CFP ® Many states have passed laws barring housing, credit and employment discrimination against LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) couples and individuals. Yet these civil rights moves have not removed the financial penalties that gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender couples [...]
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LPL Financial Weekly Economic Commentary for February 22, 2010
by Rose Greene, CFP on February 24, 2010
“Watch Your Step” John Canally, CFA Economist LPL Financial Monetary policy took center stage last week, as the Federal Reserve (Fed) took another step toward normalizing monetary policy by raising the discount rate. Aside from another disappointing reading on jobless claims, the week’s economic data on the housing and manufacturing sectors came in better than [...]
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