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Portfolio Compass | May 15, 2013
"Downgraded the energy commodity to negative/neutral from neutral." 05/15/2013 05:34:35pm

Current Conditions Index | May 15, 2013
"Over the past week, the LPL Financial Current Conditions Index (CCI) slid slightly to 239. The path of the CCI remains consistent with continued, though modest, economic growth in the United States." 05/15/2013 02:19:31pm

"Yield Shock" | Bond Market Perspectives | May 14, 2013
"We view recent weakness as part of the checks and balances of healthy markets and still expect yields to be largely range-bound in 2013" 05/15/2013 08:58:29am

"Listening to the Leaders" | Weekly Economic Commentary | May 13, 2013
"We expect gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 2.0% for the remainder of 2013, based on our Base Path scenario discussed in our Outlook 2013 publication and additional data.*" 05/14/2013 10:14:15am

"The Rally Is Getting Old, but a New Trend May Be Emerging" | Weekly Market Commentary | May 13, 20-13
"The overall stock market has only seen a couple of 2-3% dips this year, but there have been 5-10% pullbacks among cyclical sectors. " 05/13/2013 06:02:41pm

"Preference for Yield Drives Sector View Shifts" | Sector Strategy
"Our focus on yield has driven our upgraded views of the higher-yielding sectors such as consumer staples and health care" 05/10/2013 02:29:25pm

Current Conditions Index | May 8, 2013
"Over the past week, the LPL Financial Current Conditions Index (CCI) rose to 244. The path of the CCI remains consistent with continued, though modest, economic growth in the United States." 05/08/2013 12:18:05pm

"Settling Differences" | Bond Market Perspectives | April 30, 2013
"Yields may drift higher near term, but we do not believe this marks the start of steady and sharp run higher in interest rates." 05/07/2013 05:30:48pm

"Clearing Up Confusion on Common Queries" | Weekly Economic Commentary | May 6, 2013
"The budget deficit, guided by fiscal policy, is driven by decisions made by Congress and the President, not the Fed." 05/06/2013 05:55:57pm

"Borrowing for the Future" | Weekly Market Commentary | May 6, 2013
"After waging a war on debt for the past several years, it may be the war on debt itself that may be bad for growth." 05/06/2013 03:29:44pm

Current Conditions Index | May 2, 2013
"Over the past few months, momentum in the CCI has improved slightly but moderated in the past several weeks." 05/02/2013 01:45:43pm

Portfolio Compass | May 1, 2013
"Downgraded investment-grade corporate bonds to neutral from neutral/positive" 05/01/2013 03:11:09pm

"Back to the Future " | Bond Market Perspectives | April 30, 2013
"We take a look back to the 1950s, which bears similarities to today?s environment, to see what the future may hold for bond investors." 04/30/2013 05:22:33pm

"Soft Spot Arrives on Schedule" | Weekly Market Commentary | April 29, 2013
The bond and commodity markets have already responded negatively. Will the stock market also react as it has in the past? 04/29/2013 05:43:35pm

"The ABCs of GDP" | Weekly Economic Commentary | April 29, 2013
"The U.S. Department of Commerce?s just released first estimate for gross domestic product (GDP) for Q113 shows continued declines in federal spending, including defense spending and state and local spending." 04/29/2013 05:42:29pm

Search for Income | First Quarter 2013
"The first quarter of 2013 presented a mixed bag for income-seeking investors but did little to ease the difficult task of income-generation in today?s low-yield environment. " 04/24/2013 04:37:21pm