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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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Protecting Yourself from Scams

February 11, 2010

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 common scams [...]

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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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Weekly Economic Update for the Week of January 4, 2010

January 4, 2010

Quote of the week. “Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right.”– Oprah Winfrey
Consumers think positive. The latest index of consumer attitudes from the Conference Board came in at 52.9 last week, surpassing the 52.5 forecast in a Reuters poll of analysts and the 50.6 mark recorded in [...]

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