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...

Risk-On Appetite Strong in 2026: Fund Flows Recap

Jeff Buchbinder | Chief Equity Strategist Last Updated: March 03, 2026 Additional content provided by Kent Cullinane, Sr. Analyst, Research. With February behind us, we conducted a deeper dive into exchange-traded fund (ETF) flows over the month and year-to-date (YTD)...

Assessing the Impact of Developments in Iran: Watch Energy

Kristian Kerr | Head of Macro Strategy Last Updated: March 02, 2026 Over the weekend, the United States and Israel conducted a coordinated series of missile and drone strikes against Iran, targeting several high-value military installations in an effort to hinder...