by lpladvisorsadmin | Apr 12, 2022 | Global Portfolio Strategy, Research
Key changes from March report Reduced S&P 500 yearend fair value target to 4,800 – 4,900. Slightly reduced equities overweight and fixed income underweight Increased yearend U.S. 10-year Treasury yield forecast to 2.25% – 2.5%. Upgrading healthcare view to...
by lpladvisorsadmin | Apr 12, 2022 | Client Letter, Research
Dear Valued Investor, “Bull markets are born on pessimism, grown on skepticism, mature on optimism, and die on euphoria.” – Sir John Templeton According to the guidance of revered investor Sir John Templeton, it appears to us that this market may have a bit more...
by lpladvisorsadmin | Apr 7, 2022 | Research, Weekly Market Commentary
As the Final Four NCAA Basketball Tournament rolls on in New Orleans, we continue our tradition of picking a stock market final four. We have identified our four key factors for the stock market outlook: 1) Consumer spending, 2) Earnings, 3) Interest rates, and 4)...
by lpladvisorsadmin | Mar 28, 2022 | Research, Weekly Market Commentary
As the stock market recovered from the 2020 pandemic lows, valuations reached levels not seen since the dotcom bubble more than 20 years ago. The reopening economy and massive fiscal stimulus helped fuel one of the strongest starts to a bull market ever (a bull market...
by lpladvisorsadmin | Mar 22, 2022 | Research, Weekly Market Commentary
Core bond investors have experienced one of the worst starts to the year ever, potentially calling into question the validity of bonds in a portfolio. Despite the poor start, we don’t think the value proposition for bonds has changed much. Moreover, with yields on...
