With the days growing shorter and the third quarter coming to a close, investors are turning their attention to the opportunities and risks that could shape markets through December. But volatility isn’t likely to dissipate as the year ends. Ma

On September 9, leading up to the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) much-anticipated rate hike, we wrote about how stocks historically performed after the start of rate-hiking cycles. In short, stocks tended to struggle over the first four months followi

Stocks continue to climb a wall of worry, a wall that has gotten a bit taller as fall begins. The conflict in the Middle East, higher interest rates, and questions surrounding the enormous artificial intelligence (AI) capital spending boom all presen

The S&P 500 has remained remarkably resilient in the face of mounting macro headwinds. Despite oil prices topping $100 per barrel, 10-year Treasury yields climbing above 5%, and a renewed shift toward tighter monetary policy, the index continues

Back in March, we examined how well-anchored portfolio construction, supported by LPL Research’s strategic asset allocation (SAA), could help weather your portfolio for the long-term in “Finding Portfolio Resilience in Uncertain Times.&rd

Last week, after months of will-they-won’t-they speculation, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) voted unanimously to hike the benchmark federal funds rate by 25 basis points at the conclusion of their September meeting.

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Profit margins have historically been cyclical, but the recent performance of S&P 500 companies has many investors questioning whether this rule still stands. Structural changes in the composition of the index, and the higher margin profile that

Washington's inflation fight and Beijing's growth problem are pulling the global economy in opposite directions — and investors are repricing both at once.

The Federal Reserve (Fed) made something clear this week that marke

From the end of July through the middle of August, I set out on something closer to an expedition than a series of interviews. Across nearly 40 portfolio management teams spanning mutual funds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and separately managed acc

The S&P 500 index has seen impressive expansion in operating margins in recent years. Rolling back the clock, operating margins for the index averaged ~11.4% from 1991 through to 2009, with highwater marks set during the 90s and early 2000s notab