Many financially successful people are comparison shoppers. If you’re one, you may pore over ratings in consumer magazines, read websites for reviews and compare scores of products before you buy even everyday products like coffee or toilet bowl cleaner. Yet chances are good you may not use that same care when choosing a financial professional …
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At the beginning of each year, and regularly after that, it may be a wise idea to take stock of finances and make some changes to help improve your financial life. Here are five resolutions you may make to increase financial independence and work toward building wealth. Review Subscription Services The number of people who …
If the grass looks greener on the tax-free side of the retirement income fence, you may want to consider a Roth conversion. In 2019, almost 46 million households owned Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs), and the accounts held more than one-third of Americans’ retirement savings. Most of the money was saved in workplace retirement plans before …
This week LPL Research came out with their 2021 Market Outlook. Here is the latest blog post: In our recent Market Signals video, LPL Financial Chief Market Strategist Ryan Detrick, and Equity Strategist Jeff Buchbinder discuss LPL Research Outlook 2021, focusing on the economy, policy, stocks, bonds, and more, including: The Fed is here to stay in 2021. …
China’s official purchasing managers’ index (PMI) for manufacturing expanded for the ninth straight month, rising to a better-than-expected 52.1—the highest level since September 2017. The services gauge at 56.4 was even stronger, highlighting China’s effective virus containment. As recoveries for the United States and Europe stall, China’s growth continues to stand out globally. Closing out a strong November. The S&P …
COVID-19 cases have been rising in several regions around the world, prompting many countries to implement new restrictions to curb the spread of the virus. Governments in a few European countries have rolled out what has been dubbed “lockdown 2.0,” and high-frequency data in the region, highlighted in our blog Europe’s Lockdown 2.0 May Be Smarter, …
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Market Blog There are many charts that caught our attention this week, and today we share the top 5 charts we’re watching. The S&P 500 Index recently had a four-week losing streak and fell nearly 10% along the way, while the Nasdaq and many large-cap tech stocks fell even more. Then in a big move …
Stocks just had their best week since April, with the S&P 500 Index incredibly a chip shot away from new all-time highs. Joe Biden will be the next President of the United States, but markets are confident Republicans will maintain the Senate, and this means gridlock in Washington. Remember, gridlock is good, as it pulls …
Market Blog Fixed-income investors aren’t used to having to deal with the volatility of stocks, but in the year that is 2020, that is exactly what has happened thus far. Unfortunately, while we don’t see the volatility of Q1 2020 continuing in 2021, we do believe that interest rates may continue to rise in …
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Economic Blog With Election Day coming up tomorrow, we at LPL Research thought we would add one last election forecaster to the mix of what we’ve presented over the last several months—as much because of what it might tell us about the American electorate as what it might tell us about the election. As shown …
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