The Social Security Administration has announced that recipients will be receiving an increase of 2% in 2018. This is an announcement...

As we head into the back half of summer, company earnings are heating up while market volatility has declined to an all-time low. We also...

This morning news broke that Amazon.com is buying Whole Foods Market for $13.7 billion. This move will give Amazon a foothold into the...

As the summer approaches the stock market is near it's high powered by strong earnings reports and increased business confidence that has...

Animal spirits have returned to the markets, at least temporarily, as there have been major shifts since the U.S. presidential election....

The U.K. vote to leave the European Union shocked financial markets, here are our thoughts: 1) The U.S. stock market is taking things in...

This Spring has had no shortage of market-moving stories. Notable among them, The U.S. Dollar Index , which measures the U.S. Dollar vs a...

It has been another rousing week here at Sentara Capital with the financial headlines changing by the hour.  Behind the scenes during...

Stocks sold off today putting a cap on what has been an ugly first two weeks of 2016 for global financial markets. Let's take a look at...

Last week the Federal Reserve punted on the opportunity to begin raising interest rates. The dovish tone of the Fed's accompanying...

After months of anticipation and speculation the Federal Reserve made the decision Thursday to keep interest rates at zero . This...

The volatility that engulfed currencies, commodities and stock markets around the globe in August has continued into September. Spikes in...

I was asked on a call this morning if I was thinking about jumping out my window due to the market turmoil. The question was...

As we reach the midpoint of 2015 let's take a look at some of the financial topics making headlines: 1) Greece- In what has been an...

3rd Quarter earnings season is winding down, the Federal Reserve just completed it’s quantitative easing program and the election is now...

We are all familiar with the recent headlines announcing new highs in the stock market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average has recently...

The second half of 2014 has arrived and we address the year-to-date performance of the S&P 500, as well as other stock indices, and the...

Our latest video update addresses the significance of the downward revision to GDP, which showed the U.S. economy contracted at a 1% pace...

Over the past six or seven years, we have grown accustomed to high levels of market volatility – strong, quick moves in both directions...

If you’re like me, you probably never want to hear the phrase “Polar Vortex” again. As most of us can attest, this was an  unusually...