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Trade, Tariffs, and Inflation | Weekly Market Commentary | November 18, 2024

Trade dynamics have shifted considerably since President Trump’s first administration. Reshoring among U.S. businesses and headwinds to the Chinese economy may limit the inflationary impact from rogue trade policy.

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Election Stock Market Playbook | Weekly Market Commentary | November 4, 2024

As Election Day approaches, we discuss potential stock market implications of various possible outcomes. But before we get into that, we offer our regular public service announcement around elections and investing. Political views are best expressed at the polls and not in portfolios.

What Scares Us About the Economy and Markets | Weekly Market Commentary | October 28, 2024

Stocks have done so well this year that it’s fair to say market participants haven’t feared much. But just because risks haven’t affected markets lately doesn’t mean they won’t in the future. In that “spirit,” as Halloween approaches, we discuss what scares us about the economy and financial markets.

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Global Portfolio Strategy | November 8, 2022

The Strategic and Tactical Asset Allocation Committee maintains its overweight equities recommendation relative to bonds.

Client Letter | Looking Ahead | November 2, 2022

LPL Research discusses why there may be emerging reasons to believe that the next year may be more constructive than the last.

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Election Day Takeaways | Weekly Market Commentary | November 11, 2024

The clouds of uncertainty parted last week as former President Donald Trump decisively won the U.S. election, making him the second U.S. president to win non-consecutive terms (Grover Cleveland was the first to do it back in 1892). Investors welcomed the news with renewed risk appetite, bidding the S&P 500 to its 50th record high of the year on Friday. Trump’s proposed economic policies, including deregulation, a likely extension of the 2017 tax cuts, a possible corporate tax rate cut, and proposed tax exemptions on tips, social security, and overtime pay helped underpin buyer enthusiasm. The immediate de-risking of when the election will be decided was another big factor behind the post Election Day rally.