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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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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LPL Financial Weekly Market Commentary for May 6, 2012
by Rose Greene, CFP on June 5, 2012
Gold: It’s Back Jeffrey Kleintop, CFA Chief Market Strategist LPL Financial Highlights Fortunately for investors, as Treasuries became the most expensive they have ever been, another safe haven emerged last week that had been lost to investors seeking safety in recent years: precious metals. While stocks may be nearing an attractive entry point, precious metals [...]
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