A Blog with Thoughts and Musings

LPL explores evolving value investing strategies, macro risks, and overlooked market opportunities from the Latticework 2025 event. https://www.lpl.com/content/dam/lpl-research/documents/beyond-the-numbers-october-2025.pdf

This quarterly publication helps provide clarity and context to the issues affecting the economy, stock and bond market. https://www.lpl.com/content/dam/lpl-research/documents/market-insight-quarterly-q3-2025.pdf

Despite historical weakness in September, the S&P 500 was tracking above bullish targets, emerging markets showed renewed strength, and the Fed resumed rate cuts. Find out more from LPL Research in the October Global Portfolio Strategy. https://www.lpl.com/content/dam/lpl-research/documents/global-portfolio-strategy-october-2025.pdf

LPL Research explores whether investment-grade corporate bonds can rival U.S. Treasuries as the new risk-free asset amid rising national debt and political dysfunction. https://www.lpl.com/content/dam/lpl-research/documents/rate-and-credit-view-october-2025.pdf

LPL addresses the U.S. government shutdown, its historical market impact, and the broader economic outlook. Despite near-term volatility, strong fundamentals, resilient earnings, and long-term growth drivers suggest continued market strength. https://www.lpl.com/content/dam/lpl-research/documents/client-letter-investor-10-2025.pdf

LPL Research examines whether attractive valuations and technical strength in international equities can overcome weak growth, innovation, and earnings. https://www.lpl.com/content/dam/lpl-research/documents/equity-strategy-insights-september-2025.pdf

LPL Research recaps a month of continued S&P 500 strength, reasons for a likely Fed rate cut, and small cap outperformance. https://www.lpl.com/content/dam/lpl-research/documents/global-portfolio-strategy-september-2025.pdf

LPL Research highlights Fed rate cuts, strong earnings, and a resilient market outlook amid seasonal risks and policy shifts. https://www.lpl.com/content/dam/lpl-research/documents/client-letter-investor-09-2025.pdf