Navigating Market Volatility During the Iran Crisis

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...

Weekly Market Performance — March 6, 2026

LPL Research’s Latest Blog Posts Last Updated: March 06, 2026 LPL Research provides its Weekly Market Performance for the week of March 2, 2026. Capital markets faced a challenging start to March as geopolitical tensions between the U.S. and Iran, rising oil...

Managed Futures: Current Positioning and Geopolitical Risks

Michael McClain | Alternative Investment Research Analyst and Due Diligence Last Updated: March 05, 2026 Managed futures strategies, also known as Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs) or trend-followers, are designed for environments where macro shifts drive persistent...

Iran Escalation: How Markets Have Reacted to Geopolitical Events

George Smith | Portfolio Strategist Last Updated: March 04, 2026 Additional content provided by Kent Cullinane, Sr. Analyst, Research. As with the recent escalation in the Middle East, financial markets are constantly exposed to unpredictable events — from...

How LPL Research Thinks About Dividends

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...