Outlook 2026: The Policy Engine By LPL Financial Research In 2025, we observed a market environment where fiscal and monetary policy decisions, rather than traditional business fundamentals, were the primary drivers of market direction. This shift means that policy...
Last Edited by: LPL Research Last Updated: February 23, 2026 PRINTER FRIENDLY VERSION LPL Research’s Strategic Asset Allocation (SAA) sits at the center of our portfolio construction process because it defines how we expect diversified portfolios to generate more...
Last Edited by: LPL Research Last Updated: March 02, 2026 PRINTER FRIENDLY VERSION Dividend strategies, a.k.a. equity income strategies, have outperformed to start the year, owing to the value-led cyclical rotation we are seeing in domestic equity markets. Looking...
Last Edited by: LPL Research Last Updated: March 09, 2026 PRINTER FRIENDLY VERSION In our 2026 Outlook: The Policy Engine, we listed several risks to stocks that could prevent the S&P 500 from achieving our forecast for high-single-digit returns in 2026 (to a fair...
PRINTER FRIENDLY VERSION Lower oil “intensity” — less oil used per dollar of economic output — means energy shocks have a smaller impact on growth than in past decades. And from the supply side, the U.S. is now a net exporter of petroleum products. Because we produce...
