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18 hours ago
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LPL Financial Research Outlook 2021: Powering Forward

LPL Research Outlook 2021: Powering Forward is designed to help you navigate a year in which economic conditions may continue to improve ...

2 days ago
2 min

The New IRS Tax Rates and Deductions for 2021

Amidst all the pandemic news and 2020 election drama, many might have missed that the IRS also quietly published new 2021 tax rates in la...

Jan 8
9 min

17 Things You Need to Know About the New Stimulus Package

By Jamie Hopkins, Director of Retirement Research at Carson President Trump has signed the new $900 billion economic relief and spending ...

Jan 5
1 min

There's a new addition to the airport security team.

Dogs may be some of the world’s most effective disease detectives. In January, before COVID-19 was known to have arrived on our shores, N...

Dec 16, 2020
1 min

What kind of holiday shopper are you?

The coronavirus, which The Economist estimates has infected one-in-five Americans, is reshaping holiday traditions this year. “COVID-19...

Nov 10, 2020
1 min

A salute to Veterans and Gold Star Families.

This week we celebrate Veterans Day. The U.S. Department of the Interior is celebrating by giving veterans and Gold Star families free ac...

Nov 3, 2020
2 min

We are all in this together.

It’s election day, and Americans of all political persuasions are bracing themselves. We’re worried about short-term events and the long-...

Oct 26, 2020
3 min

Open Enrollment Season is Around the Corner

Open enrollment for employee benefits kicks off on November 1st. Before you plan your Thanksgiving menu, you should make the time to revi...

Oct 20, 2020
2 min

One dollar is a lot like another, isn't it?

In theory, we think of all money in the same way. In practice, we don’t. Money is fungible. That means one dollar has the same value as a...

Oct 5, 2020
1 min

Jim Parks on Making a Difference

We are honored and humbled that Andy Kalbaugh, a Managing Director and Divisional President at LPL Financial, tweeted this article about ...

Sep 29, 2020
1 min

Preparing for a Pandemic Halloween

In many neighborhoods across the United States, Halloween decorations have begun to appear. If you’ve been wondering whether Halloween ce...

Sep 22, 2020
1 min

It's Ig Nobel Time

On September 17, the 30th First Annual Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony was broadcast online. Here’s a fun fact: The 1995 Ig Nobel Ceremony was on...

Sep 15, 2020
2 min

Go fly a kite.

Wind is one of the fastest growing energy sources in the United States. In 2019, wind generated 7.2 percent of the nation’s electricity, ...

Sep 8, 2020
1 min

Lessons Learned While Running 504 Miles in May 2020.

Please click on the PDF below to read my story.

Aug 25, 2020
2 min

Improbable research.

The Annals of Improbable Research publishes “…research that makes people LAUGH, then THINK. Real research, about anything and everything,...

Aug 20, 2020
7 min

A second $1,200 stimulus check? How the HEALS Act could affect you.

Another massive round of economic stimulus might soon be on the way as the U.S. economy continues to fight through the devastating corona...

Aug 11, 2020
3 min

College savings tips – because the costs of college are not going down.

As if the country needed another divisive topic, the debate about reopening schools this fall is splitting communities, educators and fam...

Jul 22, 2020
1 min

Stop making cents?

You may not have noticed, but there is a coin shortage in the United States. National Public Radio explained: “Supermarkets and gas stati...

Jul 16, 2020
1 min

LPL Financial Research Midyear Outlook 2020: The Trail to Recovery

LPL Financial Research is looking ahead for new ways to face current challenges and prepare for better times. Use our Midyear Outlook 202...

Jul 14, 2020
2 min

The Corona-virus effect.

COVID-19 has been reshaping Americans’ financial habits. During the second quarter, credit card debt and personal savings data showed, ov...

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