The “Wall Street” Election Poll Jeffrey Kleintop, CFA Chief Market Strategist LPL Financial Highlights The biggest event for investors over the next six months is likely to be the November elections in the United States. The outcome of the elections will define the political context and leadership for the policies that address the looming fiscal [...]
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Spring Slide Indicators Update Jeffrey Kleintop, CFA Chief Market Strategist LPL Financial Highlights In each of the past two years the stock market began a slide in the spring that lasted well into the summer months. This week we update the status of the 10 indicators we identified that foreshadowed the declines in 2010 and [...]
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What Investors Should Watch This Earnings Season Jeffrey Kleintop, CFA Chief Market Strategist LPL Financial Highlights While macroeconomic data and events are likely to remain key drivers of the market this week, microeconomics will also garner investors’ attention as companies begin to release first quarter earnings reports. In each of the past two years, as [...]
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Stocks’ Sweet Sixteen Jeffrey Kleintop, CFA Chief Market Strategist LPL Financial Highlights It has been a sweet sixteen weeks for the S&P 500. The broad stock market index has had only three down weeks out of the past sixteen, tying a record unbroken for over 20 years. As the NCAA basketball tournament gets down to [...]
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LPL Financial Weekly Market Commentary for April 3, 2012
by Rose Greene, CFP on April 3, 2012
The Election Impact: The Presidency Jeffrey Kleintop, CFA Chief Market Strategist LPL Financial Highlights During the next six months, the elections will likely become an increasingly potent driver of financial markets. There has been no significant performance difference in the year after the presidential election based purely on which political party won the White House. [...]
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