Growing, Slowing and Not Knowing

Weekly Economic Update

• LPL Weekly Market Commentary – May 20, 2019May 20, 2019

  EARNINGS SEASON TAKEAWAYS John Lynch Chief Investment Strategist, LPL Financial Jeffrey Buchbinder, CFA Equity Strategist, LPL Financial   Earnings season delivered as expected. With 92% of results for S&P 500 […]

• LPL Weekly Market Commentary – May 13, 2019May 16, 2019

  DEAL OR NO DEAL John Lynch Chief Investment Strategist, LPL Financial Jeffrey Buchbinder, CFA Equity Strategist, LPL Financial   U.S.-China trade tensions escalated last week. President Trump increased tariffs on […]

• LPL Weekly Market Commentary – May 6, 2019May 8, 2019

  SELL IN MAY? John Lynch Chief Investment Strategist, LPL Financial Ryan Detrick, CMT Senior Market Strategist, LPL Financial   “Sell in May and go away” is probably the most widely […]

• LPL Weekly Market Commentary – April 29, 2019April 29, 2019

  STOCKS REACH RECORD HIGHS John Lynch Chief Investment Strategist, LPL Financial Jeffrey Buchbinder, CFA Equity Strategist, LPL Financial   Stocks reached new highs last week. The S&P 500 Index completed […]

• LPL Weekly Market Commentary – April 22, 2019April 24, 2019

  FADING MOMENTUM John Lynch Chief Investment Strategist, LPL Financial Ryan Detrick, CMT Senior Market Strategist, LPL Financial Scott Brown, CMT Analyst, LPL Financial   U.S. stocks are sitting at the […]

• LPL Weekly Market Commentary – April 15, 2019April 18, 2019

  WHAT’S PRICED IN John Lynch Chief Investment Strategist, LPL Financial Jeffrey Buchbinder, CFA Equity Strategist, LPL Financial   After such a strong rally for stocks this year, you may be […]

• LPL Weekly Market Commentary – April 8, 2019April 8, 2019

  Q1 EARNINGS PREVIEW LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL John Lynch Chief Investment Strategist, LPL Financial Jeffrey Buchbinder, CFA Equity Strategist, LPL Financial   First quarter earnings season kicks […]

• LPL Weekly Market Commentary – April 1, 2019April 1, 2019

  THE STOCK MARKET’S FINAL FOUR John Lynch Chief Investment Strategist, LPL Financial Jeffrey Buchbinder, CFA Equity Strategist, LPL Financial   The NCAA Final Four is set. On the men’s side, Auburn, […]

• LPL Weekly Market Commentary – March 25, 2019March 25, 2019

  BALANCED RISK REWARD John Lynch Chief Investment Strategist, LPL Financial Jeffrey Buchbinder, CFA Equity Strategist, LPL Financial   Risk-reward trade-off in stocks has become less attractive following recent gains. Stocks […]

• LPL Weekly Market Commentary – March 18, 2019March 18, 2019

  MOVIN ON UP (IN MARKET CAP) John Lynch Chief Investment Strategist, LPL Financial Jeffrey Buchbinder, CFA Equity Strategist, LPL Financial Large caps may be better positioned than small caps, given […]

• LPL Weekly Market Commentary – March 11, 2019March 12, 2019

  MODEST PULLBACK OR SOMETHING BIGGER? John Lynch Chief Investment Strategist, LPL Financial Jeffrey Buchbinder, CFA Equity Strategist, LPL Financial   Following the strong 2019 rally, we ask if stocks are […]

• LPL Weekly Market Commentary – March 4, 2019March 6, 2019

  THE BULL TURNS 10 John Lynch Chief Investment Strategist, LPL Financial Ryan Detrick, CMT Senior Market Strategist, LPL Financial   The bull market will celebrate its tenth birthday on March […]

• Growing, Slowing and Not KnowingFebruary 20, 2019

  2018 Fourth Quarter Video Update

• LPL Weekly Market Commentary – January 28, 2019January 29, 2019

  IS THE FED ALMOST DONE? John Lynch Chief Investment Strategist, LPL Financial Jeffrey Buchbinder, CFA Equity Strategist, LPL Financial   The Fed will likely pause interest rate hikes at its […]

• LPL Weekly Market Commentary – January 14, 2019January 15, 2019

  FOURTH QUARTER EARNINGS PREVIEW: FROM GREAT TO GOOD John Lynch Chief Investment Strategist, LPL Financial Jeffrey Buchbinder, CFA Equity Strategist, LPL Financial   Fourth quarter earnings reporting begins this week. […]

• LPL Weekly Market Commentary – January 7, 2019January 7, 2019

  LOWER VALUATIONS OFFER LONG-TERM OPPORTUNITY John Lynch Chief Investment Strategist, LPL Financial Jeffrey Buchbinder, CFA Equity Strategist, LPL Financial   This week, we look at stock valuations to try to […]

• LPL Weekly Market Commentary – December 31, 2018January 2, 2019

  THAT SURE FELT LIKE A BEAR   John Lynch Chief Investment Strategist, LPL Financial Jeffrey Buchbinder, CFA Equity Strategist, LPL Financial Ryan Detrick, CMT Senior Market Strategist, LPL Financial   […]

• LPL Weekly Market Commentary – December 10, 2018December 11, 2018

  RETEST   John Lynch Chief Investment Strategist, LPL Financial Jeffrey Buchbinder, CFA Equity Strategist, LPL Financial   We view last week’s market decline as a retest of the October–November lows. […]

• LPL Weekly Market Commentary – December 3, 2018December 4, 2018

  STRONG WEEK AHEAD OF BIG WEEKEND John Lynch Chief Investment Strategist, LPL Financial  Jeffrey Buchbinder, CFA Equity Strategist, LPL Financial It was a great week for the stock market. The […]

• LPL Weekly Market Commentary – November 26, 2018November 27, 2018

  CORPORATE AMERICA IMPRESSES AGAIN John Lynch Chief Investment Strategist, LPL Financial Jeffrey Buchbinder, CFA Equity Strategist, LPL Financial Corporate America produced another outstanding earnings season. We expected another quarter of […]