Better-Than-Expected First Half

by | Jul 5, 2023 | LPL Financial

As we finalize the log on the first six months of 2023, we believe there’s value in reflecting on recent months gone by. Doing so can help crystallize key learnings and help chart a course through the rest of the year. Looking back on the first half of 2023, it’s...

Investor Sentiment Tested

by | May 3, 2023 | LPL Financial

Spring is often thought of as an uplifting time, marked by growth and renewed hope as we emerge from thelong months of winter and look ahead to the rest of year. Investors saw signs of such renewed hope in recentweeks, especially on the inflation front as several...

A Resilient March

by | Apr 8, 2023 | LPL Financial

The financial markets’ resilient performance during March was striking, despite pockets of uncertainty surrounding the strength of the economy—and not to mention concerns over the durability of the banking system. The ability of the market to navigate nearly two weeks...

SVB Collapse

by | Mar 8, 2023 | LPL Financial

Financial markets were shaken last week as Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), the California bank subsidiary of SVB Financial Group (SIVB), fell into FDIC receivership. SVB is the first FDIC-insured institution to fail since 2020 and the largest by assets since Washington...

Reasons for Optimism

by | Jan 13, 2023 | LPL Financial

We wish you a happy New Year and hope you were able to close out 2022 with friends and family. The beginning of a calendar year is often the time when the previous year’s reflections transition to a new year’s hopes. Given the market’s continued instability during...