LPL Financial Weekly Market Commentary for February 14, 2012

by Rose Greene, CFP February 14, 2012

The Worst Earnings Season in Years Still Beats Expectations Jeffrey Kleintop, CFA Chief Market Strategist LPL Financial Highlights Earnings have mattered a lot for the U.S. stock market. Over the past three years, earnings are up about 58% and the S&P 500 is up about 55%. Yet, in recent weeks, stocks have been rising even [...]
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LPL Financial Weekly Market Commentary for February 7, 2012

by Rose Greene, CFP February 7, 2012

The Budget Bombshell Jeffrey Kleintop, CFA Chief Market Strategist LPL Financial Highlights In one week, President Obama is due to submit his budget. The 2013 budget is already going to have the biggest impact since the end of WWII, even if no action is taken in Washington. The fiscal headwind under current policy totals over [...]
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LPL Financial Weekly Market Commentary for January 31, 2012

by Rose Greene, CFP January 31, 2012

January May Seem “Super,” but Don’t Be Bowled Over Jeffrey Kleintop, CFA Chief Market Strategist LPL Financial Highlights The upcoming Super Bowl will test the stock market’s historical correlations with the calendar and events that proved rewarding to investors in 2011. Investors’ New Year’s resolution may have been to buy stocks after five years of [...]
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LPL Financial Weekly Market Commentary for January 25, 2012

by Rose Greene, CFP January 25, 2012

State of the Union Preview Jeffrey Kleintop, CFA Chief Market Strategist LPL Financial Highlights President Obama’s State of the Union (SOTU), scheduled for Tuesday, January 24, is unlikely to be a big market mover. In fact, most SOTU speeches see less than a 1% move in the stock market on the following day. However, the [...]
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LPL Financial Weekly Market Commentary for January 18, 2012

by Rose Greene, CFP January 18, 2012

European Upgrade Jeffrey Kleintop, CFA Chief Market Strategist LPL Financial Highlights S&P’s downgrade overshadowed meaningful developments over the past two weeks in Europe which we would call an upgrade in dealing with the debt problems. The events of the past week show that the rating change at S&P, while warranted, is a lagging indicator of [...]
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