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LPL Research Condemns Violence in Washington, DC

LPL Research condemns the violent actions at the US Capitol Building on Wednesday and hopes for healing in our nation’s political and societal divides. We fully support a peaceful and orderly transition of power on January 20.

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Stocks Open Higher

• US stocks opened higher after Congress officially certified President-elect Joe Biden’s Electoral College win.

• The S&P 500 Index opened higher, while the Nasdaq 100 led early gains after Wednesday’s underperformance.

• European markets are mixed in mid

Well, we can officially say goodbye to 2020. Although there still will be many challenges in 2021, we do see much better times ahead. Just how amazing was it? “2020 will go down in history as the first year to ever be down 30% at one point and still finish in the green,” explained LPL Financial Chief Market Strategist Ryan Detrick. “We’ve had some wild years for investors, but never one that was quite the roller coaster of 2020.”

As shown in the LPL Chart of the Day, after a nearly 34% correction, the S&P 500 Index closed up more than 16%. There are many charts that can sum up last year, but this

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2020 in 20 Charts

2020 was a historic year in many ways, which made it hard to highlight just a few charts. So in honor of 2020, we picked 20 charts that show how amazing–and devastating—2020 really was. Chief Market Strategist Ryan Detrick reviews 2020 in 20 charts in this YouTube video.

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• Nasdaq 100 is firmly lower this morning.

• 10-year Treasury yield is trading above 1% for the first time since March 2020.

• European stocks are firmly higher in midday trading.

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US investment-grade bonds had a solid 2020 despite a tumultuous year overall. The broad Bloomberg Barclays US Aggregate Bond Index had a total return of 7.5%—not as strong as 2019’s 8.7% but its fifth-best year in the last 20 and the best two-year stretch since 2001–02.

“It was another good year for bonds in 2020, and some of the highest-quality areas of the bond market performed the best,” said LPL Financial Chief Market Strategist Ryan Detrick. “But like stocks, it was really the tale of two 2020s—before and after March 23.”

As shown in the LPL Chart of the Day, by th