Economic Commentary Highlights...

• Beige Book and March CPI highlight a busy economic calendar.


• One budget battle ends and another begins.

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Lincoln Savings Bank and LSB Financial are pleased to provide the above Economic Commentary for the week of April 11, 2011. The commentary is prepared by LPL FINANCIAL RESEARCH, the broker-dealer partner for Lincoln Savings Bank and LSB Financial. The above commentary and others like it can be found at www.mylsb.com/investments/commentary.aspx

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Market Commentary Highlights...

The S&P 500 earnings per share (EPS) for the first quarter of 2011 may set a record as the highest first quarter EPS in history.

However, corporate profits have slowed as businesses have stepped up spending on materials, capital, and labor.

During this earnings season, we are paying special attention to business spending, the impact of high and rising commodity prices,and guidance from business leaders on the EPS outlook for coming quarters along with the impact from the events in Japan, North Africa, and the Middle East.

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Lincoln Savings Bank and LSB Financial are pleased to provide the above Market Commentary for the week of April 11, 2011. The commentary is prepared by LPL FINANCIAL RESEARCH, the broker-dealer partner for Lincoln Savings Bank and LSB Financial. This commentary and others like it can be found at www.mylsb.com/investments/commentary.aspx

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This information is being provided by Lincoln Savings Bank (LSB) / LSB Financial, an Iowa-based institution devoted to providing complete financial services since 1902. www.mylsb.com

Market Commentary Highlights...

March saw the lightest month for trading since December 1999 as the trend of declining trading volume that began at the start of 2010 has continued.

Those wishing for more volume should be careful what they wish for since a rebound in trading volume may come with the return of volatility, rather than the steady gains we have seen since last summer.

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Lincoln Savings Bank and LSB Financial are pleased to provide the above Market Commentary for the week of April 4, 2011. The commentary is prepared by LPL FINANCIAL RESEARCH, the broker-dealer partner for Lincoln Savings Bank and LSB Financial. This commentary and others like it can be found at www.mylsb.com/investments/commentary.aspx

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This information is being provided by Lincoln Savings Bank (LSB) / LSB Financial, an Iowa-based institution devoted to providing complete financial services since 1902. www.mylsb.com

Economic Commentary Highlights...

• March retail sales: A battleground for improving job market and rising energy prices.


• Plenty to cheer about in the March jobs report.


• Fiscal and monetary policy debates to dominate this week.

View the entire economic commentary. (pdf format) Lincoln Savings Bank and LSB Financial are pleased to provide the above Economic Commentary for the week of April 4, 2011. The commentary is prepared by LPL FINANCIAL RESEARCH, the broker-dealer partner for Lincoln Savings Bank and LSB Financial. The above commentary and others like it can be found at www.mylsb.com/investments/commentary.aspx

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This information is being provided by Lincoln Savings Bank (LSB) / LSB Financial, an Iowa-based institution devoted to providing complete financial services since 1902. www.mylsb.com