Potential Risks That Could Challenge the Strong Market Narrative

LPL Research discusses risks to the consensus — from inflation, AI spending shifts, and rates — that could challenge the strong earnings market narrative.

Why Most Portfolio Manager Mistakes Seem Smart at the Time

LPL Research reveals why portfolio manager mistakes often seem smart in real time, and how subtle shifts in process, incentives, and risk can lead to avoidable underperformance.

Weekly Market Performance — May 15, 2026

LPL’s Weekly Market Performance for the week of May 11, 2026, highlights record market highs despite higher oil prices, rising Treasury yields, and elevated inflation.

Tactical Update: Rising Conviction on Earnings Growth

LPL Research provides an update on their tactical positioning and how strong earnings have influenced it.

Beyond Returns: Three Powerful Factors in Active Fund Evaluation

LPL Research discusses three factors other than past performance that can be used to assess actively managed funds and explains why they may be useful.

Using the Late 90s as a Comp, the AI Boom Still Has Legs

LPL Research compares stock market performance during the AI era to the dotcom period in the late 1990s.

Weekly Market Performance — May 8, 2026

LPL’s Weekly Market Performance for the week of May 4, 2026, highlights tech earnings, economic data, and the Treasury Quarterly Refunding Announcement.

April Rotation: U.S. Large Caps Regain Dominance

LPL Research analyzes April ETFs, highlighting strong equity inflows, rising risk appetite, and renewed dominance of U.S. large cap stocks.

Gold is Doing its Job, Just Not the One Investors May Expect

LPL Research discusses behind-the-scenes dynamics of gold’s price action since the onset of the U.S.-Iran conflict and global energy disruption.

AI, Healthcare, and Volatility: Positioning for 2026

LPL Research provides Q1 2026 insights from the LPL Financial Coverage List to pinpoint where large cap equity managers are leaning into opportunity and risk.