January May Seem “Super,” but Don’t Be Bowled Over - Weekly Market Commentary
Highlights: The upcoming Super Bowl will test the stock market’s historical correlations with the calendar and events that proved rewarding to investors in 2011.
Investors’ New Year’s resolution may have been to buy stocks after five years of selling nearly every month. However, we are afraid this may turn out to be like most resolutions and fade come February.
We expect volatility to return and the stock market to shed some recent gains. But we adhere to our outlook for 8 – 12%* gains for the year for stocks.
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Jeffrey Kleintop, CFA
Chief Market Strategist LPL Financial
January 30, 2012
LPL FINANCIAL RESEARCH
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