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Hale Stewart

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F. Hale Stewart received his JD from the South Texas School of Law in 2003 and earned an LL.M. in international and domestic taxation from the Thomas Jefferson School of Law where he graduated magna cum laude. Mr. Stewart has provided continuing education for the American Bar ...more
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The Housing Affordability Crisis
Tuesday, October 30, 2018 12:44 PM EDT
This morning both the Case-Shiller House Price Indexes for September and Third Quarter Median Asking Rent were reported, as was the rental vacancy rate.
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Setting A Baseline For A Manufacturing Slowdown
Monday, October 29, 2018 12:20 PM EDT
Manufacturing new orders, as measured monthly by five of the regional Feds and also the ISM, ought to start slowing down by the end of this year.
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Weekly Indicators: Payroll Tax Withholding Falls Off A Cliff Edition
Saturday, February 17, 2018 5:14 AM EDT
January data this week included very positive housing permits and starts. Industrial production and capacity utilization were negative, as were retail sales. Consumer prices increased a significant +0.5%.
In this article: DFVL, DFVS, DLBL, DLBS, DTUL, DTUS, DTYL, DTYS, EGF, EDV, BIL, CLAW
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It's A Numbers Game: Take Colgate Over Procter And Kimberly Clark
Tuesday, February 13, 2018 3:14 PM EDT
Kimberly Clark, Procter & Gamble, and Colgate Palmolive have all raised their dividend at least 25 consecutive years. This column assumes that an individual investor can only buy one of them and wants to determine which one is the best buy.
In this article: CL, KMB, PG Also: AMZN
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Hormel (HRL) Is Worth A Look At These Levels
Wednesday, November 8, 2017 4:55 PM EDT
HRL has refunded a lot of its existing debt over the last five years, while also engaging in a stock repurchase plan. Like other large companies, HRL can fund their PPE expenditures from cash flow.
In this article: HRL
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International Economic Week In Review: Two Banks Issue New Policy
Sunday, October 29, 2017 6:01 PM EDT
This week’s news was positive, the Bank of Canada maintained their current 1% interest rate policy. Importantly, underlying data for the country is very strong. The ECB halved their bond buying program while maintaining rates at the current level.
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US Economic Week In Review: A Week Of Good News
Sunday, October 29, 2017 4:57 PM EDT
This week’s news was positive. The BEA released their first estimate of 3Q GDP -- a healthy 3% annual rate. The Chicago Fed’s National Activity Index increased and durable goods orders were up. New home sales also increased.
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US Bond Market Week In Review: No, The Yield Curve Is Not Predicting Imminent Doom
Sunday, October 29, 2017 4:12 PM EDT
Who will be the next leader of the Federal Reserve? This week we had conflicting news stories about potential frontrunners. It seems we are now at the finalist stage with Yellen and Taylor vying for the job. Each comes with methodological baggage.
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Kimberly Clark (KMB) Is Worth A Look At These Levels
Monday, October 23, 2017 8:54 AM EDT
While the balance sheet isn’t that impressive, the rising margins show management is very good at its job. The company has taken advantage of low interest rates to refund its debt; interest rate expenses are under control.
In this article: KMG
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US Equity And Economic Week In Review: Hurricane Damage Looks To Be Contained
Sunday, September 24, 2017 1:15 PM EDT
Despite the headlines of “record high,” the SPYs were up a paltry .1% on the week while the QQQs were down almost 1%. On the positive side, the IWMs were up slightly over 1%.
In this article: QQQ, IWM, SPY
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International Economic Week In Review: The Positive Trend Continues
Sunday, September 24, 2017 11:26 AM EDT
The Australian goldilocks economy continues. Thanks to their symbiotic relationship with China, they avoided global recession of 2007-2009. Their economy is still rebalancing from heavily mining, to one more dependent on consumption.
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US Bond Market Week In Review: The Fed Is Determined To Get Inflation Wrong
Wednesday, September 20, 2017 5:34 PM EDT
Today, the Federal Reserve issued their latest monetary policy statement, keeping rates at 1%-1.25%.
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US Bond Market Week In Review: There Is An Inherent Weakness In The PCE Price Deflator That The Fed Isn't Considering
Monday, September 18, 2017 9:47 AM EDT
Durable goods prices have been subtracting from price growth for the last 20 years. Non-durable goods prices have been declining since 2011-201. It’s literally impossible for the Fed to hit its 2% Y/Y PCE price target.
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US Equity And Economic Week In Review: Previous Week's Rally Wasn't As Strong As You Think
Monday, September 18, 2017 8:35 AM EDT
Thanks to two natural disasters, 3Q GDP will be lower. There is nothing in the long-leading or leading indicators pointing towards a permanent economic slowdown.
In this article: QQQ, IWM, SPY
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International Economic Week In Review: The BoE Dusts Off Its Inflation Fighting Credentials
Monday, September 18, 2017 5:07 AM EDT
Markit economic readings started to turn more bullish in the 4Q16. The Bank of England continues to be caught between a rock and a hard place.
In this article: FXE, FXB
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Just Around The Corner? Maybe Not
Thursday, September 14, 2017 5:21 AM EDT
The FOMC’s models have continually demonstrated a “just around the corner,” feature where, despite currently weak PCE measures, the expectation is that higher inflation would occur in the near future.
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