The entire team at LPL Research is so excited to announce the release of Outlook 2022: Passing the Baton. It is hard to put into words the amount of time and cross department organization it takes to get something like this off the ground, but we think you’ll love the final product.

From the actual Outlook, to an interactive look at the Outlook, to special webinars, to videos, to podcasts, to social media, to a Power Point presentation, there are so many ways that our nearly 20,000 Advisors can leverage and share Outlook 2022. (Please note, some of the mentioned ways to leverage Outlook 2022 are only for our LPL Advisors, n

Historically, December has been a great month for stocks, but now we have the Omicron variant causing major volatility and uncertainty. Still, we remain optimistic that the new worries will subside over the coming weeks and stocks will finish 2021 on a solid note.

The Latest on Omicron

First things first, we are very excited to announce that tomorrow (Tuesday, December 7) we are set to release Outlook 2022: Passing the Baton. This will have all of our views on where we think the economy, stocks, and bonds are headed next year. Because the Outlook is coming out tomorrow, this week’s Weekly Market Commentary is shorter

With recent concerns about Federal Reserve (Fed) policy and the Omicron variant, it’s easy to forget that we’re in a period of economic acceleration, although now with some added uncertainty. Yesterday’s manufacturing data confirmed that overall positive trend. The Institute for Supply Management’s Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) remained elevated at 61.2 in November, basically in line with the consensus expectation. The competing manufacturing PMI from Markit, at 59.1, was a solid upside surprise versus consensus.

“Manufacturing is still facing supply chain challenges, but deman

There are only six weeks to go in 2021 and it has been an incredible year for the stock market bulls. In fact, in many ways it could go down as one of the best years ever. This week, in honor of Thanksgiving, we wanted to take a closer look at three reasons to be thankful. From the stock market to the economy, there are indeed many reasons to be thankful this year. 

A Year to Remember 

The S&P 500 Index is up approximately 25% for the year, which currently ranks it as one of the best years ever, certainly something to be thankful for in 2021. Although this year hasn’t been perfect, earnings have come in