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...

Coming into 2014 the stock market was overdue for a pullback.  Concerns over a potential crisis in many emerging market economies ignited...

The stock market had a fantastic 2013 and we are often asked our opinion on what comes next for the market. If our crystal ball was not...

October is in the books, but not before my wife and I learned a lesson last night.  While we were out trick-or-treating with our boys (6...

Typically in early October the focus of the markets is on the start of earnings season.  This year is different for a very obvious...

The first Friday of every month brings us the BLS Jobs Report, which I consider to be the most important economic report released. This...

One measure of the global economy that we watch closely is the monthly PMI report for countries around the globe.  What is the...

This morning the Wall Street Journal has a nice piece that discusses the hotly debated topic- are stocks currently cheap?  Both sides of...

The European debt crisis reached a boiling point last summer until European Central Bank President Mario Draghi announced that the ECB...

I hope your July 4th weekend was enjoyable.  With it raining most days here in Seattle, I mean Atlanta, my wife and I had to get creative...

The 2nd quarter is now in the books and businessinsider.com has a nice chart summarizing the 2nd quarter returns for key asset classes....

Today the market treated good news as...good news! Strong retail sales figures combined with lower unemployment claims spurred a gain of...

An ugly day in the market today after mediocre economic reports and significant market declines overseas last evening. Over the past year...

We wanted to let you know about a new development here at Sentara Capital.  We now have a Facebook page.  We will be posting frequent...

With the temperatures rising there have been some interesting developments in the last week.  Utility Stocks, Bonds and Real Estate...

Plenty of excitement today with the Dow Jones Industrial Average crossing over 15,000 intraday for the first time and the S&P 500 closing...