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Client Letter | Looking Ahead | November 2, 2022

James Hendries

Index performance is not indicative of the performance of any investment and do not reflect fees, expenses, or sales charges. Asset allocation does not ensure a profit or protect against a loss. All performance referenced is historical and is no guarantee of future results. All index data from FactSet.

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Market Review 2021: A Recovery Amid Challenges

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And it was a year that showed, again, the difficulty of making investment decisions based on predictions of where markets will go—as well as the enduring benefits of diversification and flexibility. Coming out of a volatile 2020, investors sought signals as to which way the global economy was headed.

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Latest Equity Asset Alocation Views | Weekly Market Commentary | March 13, 2023

James Hendries

Instead, we got a shockingly fast collapse of a financial institution with over $200 billion in assets, which turned the market’s focus toward the stability of the banking system and what systemic risks banks might be facing. They tend to do better early in economic cycles once the economy emerges from recession.

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Market Responses to Fed (in)Action | Weekly Market Commentary | June 20, 2023

James Hendries

As the economy is likely downshifting, investors should take heed that the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) current stance is eerily similar to early 2007. During that time, the Fed held a tightening bias since they believed the housing market was stabilizing, the economy would continue to expand, and inflation risks remained.

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New Bull May Need a Breather | Weekly Market Commentary | June 26, 2023

James Hendries

However, the impending end of the Federal Reserve (Fed) rate-hiking campaign, and the economy’s and corporate America’s resilience, help make the bull case that steers LPL Research toward a neutral, rather than negative, equities view from a tactical asset allocation perspective. At the same time, the resilience of the U.S.

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Taking Advantage of Higher Yields | Weekly Market Commentary | September 26, 2022

James Hendries

The LPL Research Strategic and Tactical Asset Allocation Committee is increasing its recommended interest rate exposure in its tactical allocation from underweight to neutral. Indexes are unmanaged statistical composites and cannot be invested into directly. Core vs Core Plus Bond Implementation.

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Resilient Consumers Have Not Saved Retail Stocks | Weekly Market Commentary | December 5, 2022

James Hendries

Economic and corporate data support the initial strong reads on holiday retail sales despite the macro headwinds, reinforcing the idea that today’s consumer is in a better position than usual at this point in the business cycle. Retail Sales Data Supports Initial Holiday Shopping Trends. over the last 20 years, pre-2020.

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