New Ideas Are Not Just for Europe Jeffrey Kleintop, CFA Chief Market Strategist LPL Financial Highlights The weaker pace of productivity in recent years could mean slower profit growth ahead for S&P 500 companies. Fortunately, business spending on research and development (R&D) has improved, and patent grants are now on the rise. It typically takes [...]
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A European Christmas Carol Jeffrey Kleintop, CFA Chief Market Strategist LPL Financial Highlights Europe’s leaders have seen the ghost of Christmas Past (2008), Present (Greece, etc.) and Yet to Come (break up). Their pursuit of Scrooge-like austerity measures may allow the leaders of Germany and France to see the light and let the ECB buy [...]
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The Best Year-End Strategy May be to Invest by the Book Jeffrey Kleintop, CFA Chief Market Strategist LPL Financial Highlights All of the time-worn stock market trading axioms based on the calendar actually were worth following this year, including the “January effect”, “sell in May and go away” and October the “bear killer” month. This [...]
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The Greek Haircut Jeffrey Kleintop, CFA Chief Market Strategist LPL Financial Highlights Despite all the headlines, yields for Italy, Spain, Portugal and Ireland’s sovereign debt are at or below where they were in mid- July when the second rescue package for Greece was drafted. While the second Greek rescue stemmed the decline in the sovereign [...]
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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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