Expect Slower Economic Growth and Modest Stock Market Gains in 2025 | LPL Market Signals

In the latest LPL Market Signals podcast, LPL strategists share their economic and stock market outlook for 2025, taken from the newly released Outlook 2025: Pragmatic Optimism available on LPL.com's research page. They also recap last week’s tech-led market advance and preview the week ahead. The strategists highlight several key economic themes for 2025:• Slowing growth, not recession• Capital investment could provide support• Labor market slowly downshifts• Inflation remains historically elevated• Fed will cut rates at a slower paceThe strategists then highlight these stock market themes for 2025:• Modest mid-to-high-single digit returns on strong earnings growth• Upside could come from lower interest rates, productivity gains or market-friendly policy changes• Risks include a potential pronounced economic slowdown, reaccelerating inflation, rate volatility, or geopolitical threats.• Given stretched investor sentiment and rich valuations, we favor buying dips.The strategists close with a brief preview of the week ahead, highlighted by inflation data and European Central bank rate decision. Tracking: #668622