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LPL Financial

LPL Financial Weekly Market Commentary for February 16, 2010

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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 global frictions.
We [...]

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Weekly Economic Update for February 1, 2010

February 1, 2010

Quote of the week.
Reputation is what other people know about you. Honor is what you know about yourself.”
– Lois McMaster Bujold
4Q GDP: 5.7%: That is the preliminary reading from the Commerce Department, and that is the best reading since 3Q 2003. Economists
pointed out that much of the increase reflected companies rebuilding their inventories rather than [...]

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The Decade in Review | A Look at Stocks, Commodities, and Memories (Good and Bad)

January 25, 2010

A look at stocks, commodities and memories (good and bad)
Provided by Los Angeles Financial Planner, Rose Greene, CFP®

A turbulent ten years. The 2000s gave us remarkable opportunity and remarkable volatility. They tested our patience, and many investment strategies. They taught us to hold on, hang in there and diversify.
Stocks. Was it really a “lost decade”? [...]

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“Buyers and Sellers” LPL Financial Research Weekly Market Commentary by Jeffrey Kleintop, Chief Market Strategist

January 7, 2010
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Overall, the buying and selling in the stock market has been balanced over the past month as the S&P 500 has remained in a range of 1090-1125. While there are many factors influencing our outlook for 2010, including the pace of economic and profit growth and the changes in global monetary and fiscal policy, we [...]

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