LPL Financial Weekly Market Commentary for March 13, 2012

by Rose Greene, CFP March 13, 2012

Best Bull Market Ever…Now What? Jeffrey Kleintop, CFA Chief Market Strategist LPL Financial Highlights The three-year anniversary of the bull market took place on Friday, March 9. This has been the strongest bull market since WWII. The average return in year four of prior bull markets was 12.9%, close to our 8 – 12%* return [...]
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LPL Financial Weekly Market Commentary for March 7, 2012

by Rose Greene, CFP March 7, 2012

Arab Spring 2 Jeffrey Kleintop, CFA Chief Market Strategist LPL Financial Highlights This year, oil prices have started off on a similar path to last year, but disturbingly are already about $10 higher than they were last year. Oil prices have climbed to just below the threshold where demand for oil has weakened in the [...]
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What to Do When You Outlive Your Retirement Funds

by Rose Greene, CFP February 28, 2012

Rose was recently featured on The Street addressing the issues related to retirement planning . Read below or click on the link to read Rose’s commentary.     By Seth Fiegerman NEW YORK (MainStreet) — The idea of retiring comfortably has become the new American dream for many households, but all too often it’s a dream that doesn’t [...]
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LPL Financial Weekly Market Commentary for February 28, 2012

by Rose Greene, CFP February 28, 2012

The Great American Race Jeffrey Kleintop, CFA Chief Market Strategist LPL Financial Highlights Today at “The Great American Race,” NASCAR’s Daytona 500, a contestant in another great American race, Rick Santorum, will have his logo on the hood of the number 26 car. Following the “crash” of 2008, the Federal Reserve (Fed) has the yellow [...]
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LPL Financial Weekly Market Commentary for February 22, 2012

by Rose Greene, CFP February 22, 2012

Following the Path Jeffrey Kleintop, CFA Chief Market Strategist LPL Financial Highlights The stock market, measured by the S&P 500, has posted a high single-digit gain for the year, and the S&P 500 index is around 1,350. Sound familiar? It should. It is exactly what happened last year. Last year, stocks shed their gains for [...]
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