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Founder of Tradition Capital Management in 2000. Named “PSN Manager of the Decade” for All-Cap in the 2000s and “PSN Manager of the Decade” for Dividend Value in the 2010s.

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      ·12-05 08:39

      Economic and Market Review November 2025

      $Dow Jones(.DJI)$ $S&P 500(.SPX)$ $NASDAQ(.IXIC)$ $iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF(TLT)$ $Gold - main 2602(GCmain)$ $WTI Crude Oil - main 2601(CLmain)$ OverviewThe US government shutdown officially ended on November 12th, lasting a record breaking 42 days. The government is now funded through January 30th, 2026, though no long-term agreement has been reached. For the final quarter of 2025, estimated GDP impact is 0.4% due to lost productivity and delays in contractor payments. The market overall rallied slightly, though g
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      ·11-19

      Americold Offers 8.6% Dividend Yield While Waiting for Market Thaw

      8.6% Dividend Yield.1.4 billion cubic feet of capacity across 235 warehouses, providing a globally diversified, hard-to-replicate cold-storage footprint.18% US market share, 6% global market share.60.0% of warehouse segment revenue under fixed contracts, anchoring cash flows through a soft volume and pricing environment.Development pipeline targeted at 10–12% ROIC, increasingly focused on build-to-suit and higher-growth international markets (notably Asia-Pacific).Near-term headwinds in 2026–2027 from excess capacity and weaker demand.Investment Thesis $Americold Realty Trust(COLD)$ is a cold-storage REIT that manages 1.4 billion cubic feet of storage globally across 235 warehouses. Due to a glut of supply in the market, COLD’s stock price has det
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      Americold Offers 8.6% Dividend Yield While Waiting for Market Thaw
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      ·11-06

      U.S. Stocks Struggle Amid Shutdown, Rate Cut in October

      $Dow Jones(.DJI)$ $S&P 500(.SPX)$ $NASDAQ(.IXIC)$ $Gold - main 2512(GCmain)$ $Silver - main 2512(SImain)$ $WTI Crude Oil - main 2512(CLmain)$ OverviewOctober was a rocky month for US equities, with the US government shutdown looming over markets. While the CPI report was late due to the shutdown, it was not as hot as expected at 3.0% year over year compared to 3.1% consensus, it was not enough to offset trade-threats with China.The Morningstar US Market Index measures the performance of large-, mid- and small-cap stocks
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      ·10-18

      YUM China’s Big New Store Expansion Drives Strong Growth

      2.3% dividend yield, 6.0% of shares authorized for repurchase.Pizza Hut’s successful pivot to value offerings, trading a 13% pricing reduction for a 17% traffic surge.An aggressive expansion into lower-tier cities, where approximately 70% of new stores are opening, fueled by extensive franchising which is high ROC (Return on Capital).For the second half of 2025, YUMC expects to return $664 million to shareholders bringing the year-end total to approximately $1.2 billion.$1.8 billion is remaining on shareholder return of capital into 2026.Chinese government stimulus on consumer spending, especially in the service sector, would likely boost same store sales growth and re-rate the stock.Investment Thesis $Yum China Holdings, Inc.(YUMC)$ is the larges
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      YUM China’s Big New Store Expansion Drives Strong Growth
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      ·10-03

      Economic and Market Review September 2025

      $Dow Jones(.DJI)$ $S&P 500(.SPX)$ $NASDAQ(.IXIC)$ $iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF(TLT)$ $Gold - main 2512(GCmain)$ $Silver - main 2512(SImain)$ OverviewEarly in the month, the market traded overall sideways awaiting economic data that would indicate which way the Fed may move on rate-cuts. On September 5th, the jobs report came in weaker than expected, with September 11th’s CPI release coming in exactly on expectations, sealing the market’s expectation of a cut.The Morningstar US Market Index measures the performance of
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      ·09-08

      Economic and Market Review August 2025

      $Dow Jones(.DJI)$ $S&P 500(.SPX)$ $NASDAQ(.IXIC)$ OverviewDespite a rocky start to the month, August saw Morningstar’s US Market index up on the month 2.1%, with the S&P500 up 1.9%. The Fed’s Jackson Hole meeting initially caused a broad de-risking that ended up boosting returns as investors now fully expect the Fed to cut during the September meeting.Inflation came in at expectations, with CPI posting 2.7% month over month annualized. The long-term trend is a continuous move down toward the Fed’s 2.0% target, though progress once again appears to be stalling.However, the story has now become one of balancing jobs with the price level. Job growth since J
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      ·08-11

      Economic and Market Review July 2025

      $Dow Jones(.DJI)$ $S&P 500(.SPX)$ $NASDAQ(.IXIC)$ $iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF(TLT)$ $Gold - main 2512(GCmain)$ $Silver - main 2509(SImain)$ $WTI Crude Oil - main 2509(CLmain)$ OverviewThe stock market capped the week by having a down day to open August as renewed economic fears unsettled investors. The month of relative stability ended on a soft note although not enough to end the month in the negative.The final week of July was the worst week for the market since the ea
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      ·07-31

      High Yield Cannabis REIT Positioned for Recovery as Weak Tenants Flushed Out

      13.9% YieldTriple net lease structure provides strong 52.3% operating margins even factoring in tenant defaults.Conservative capital structure, 1.2x debt to EBITDA with $2.2 billion in unencumbered property.8.3 million active leasable square feet, with 1.2 million leasable square feet under development.Early results from tenant refresh started in the quarter ending March 2025 are positive, with management expecting market normalization within 18-36 months.Captive base, with cannabis operators having limited financing opportunities for large-scale properties leading to long 13.5-year average lease periods.Investment Thesis $Innovative Industrial Properties Inc(IIPR)$ is an industrial REIT focusing on cannabis operations. The property profile is 92%
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      High Yield Cannabis REIT Positioned for Recovery as Weak Tenants Flushed Out
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      ·07-24

      Danaos Delivers 3.8% Sustainable Dividends at Extraordinary Low Valuation

      3.8% Dividend Yield.DAC has 15 new methanol-fueled container ships under construction, all pre-contracted upon delivery, representing 27.2% capacity expansion set to fuel growth.DAC operates an 84-ship fleet with 471,500 Twenty Foot Equivalent (TEUs) of containerized capacity and 1,760,861 DWT of dry-bulk capacity.Excluding new ship construction capex, DAC generated $572.4 million in trailing twelve-month free cash flow.The company has 99% of operating days contracted through 2025 and 85% through 2026 giving the company great visibility.Investment Thesis $Danaos(DAC)$ is a tonnage-provider and non-operating owner of container ships and dry-bulk ships. Across its 84-ship fleet it has 471,500 TEUs of containerized capacity and 1,760,861 DWT (dry weig
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      Danaos Delivers 3.8% Sustainable Dividends at Extraordinary Low Valuation
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      ·07-18

      Danaos Delivers 3.8% Sustainable Dividends at Extraordinary Low Valuation

      3.8% Dividend Yield.DAC has 15 new methanol-fueled container ships under construction, all pre-contracted upon delivery, representing 27.2% capacity expansion set to fuel growth.DAC operates an 84-ship fleet with 471,500 Twenty Foot Equivalent (TEUs) of containerized capacity and 1,760,861 DWT of dry-bulk capacity.Excluding new ship construction capex, DAC generated $572.4 million in trailing twelve-month free cash flow.The company has 99% of operating days contracted through 2025 and 85% through 2026 giving the company great visibility.Investment Thesis $Danaos(DAC)$ is a tonnage-provider and non-operating owner of container ships and dry-bulk ships. Across its 84-ship fleet it has 471,500 TEUs of containerized capacity and 1,760,861 DWT (dry weig
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      Danaos Delivers 3.8% Sustainable Dividends at Extraordinary Low Valuation
       
       
       
       

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