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Pitfalls of the Unemployment Rate
Coming into 2014 the stock market was overdue for a pullback. Concerns over a potential crisis in many emerging market economies ignited...
Feb 27, 2014


Profit Margins Take Center Stage
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...
Jan 20, 2014
Stock Market is Not the Economy
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...
Oct 31, 2013


Government Shutdown
Typically in early October the focus of the markets is on the start of earnings season. This year is different for a very obvious...
Oct 8, 2013
Jobs Friday!!!
The first Friday of every month brings us the BLS Jobs Report, which I consider to be the most important economic report released. This...
Aug 1, 2013


Mixed July for Global PMI
One measure of the global economy that we watch closely is the monthly PMI report for countries around the globe. What is the...
Aug 1, 2013
Are Stocks Cheap?
This morning the Wall Street Journal has a nice piece that discusses the hotly debated topic- are stocks currently cheap? Both sides of...
Jul 29, 2013
Italian Lending Increases
The European debt crisis reached a boiling point last summer until European Central Bank President Mario Draghi announced that the ECB...
Jul 11, 2013


Rain and a Market Meltdown
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...
Jul 9, 2013
2nd Quarter down...
The 2nd quarter is now in the books and businessinsider.com has a nice chart summarizing the 2nd quarter returns for key asset classes....
Jun 30, 2013
The Many Faces of Risk
Today the market treated good news as...good news! Strong retail sales figures combined with lower unemployment claims spurred a gain of...
Jun 12, 2013
Sentiment Change??
An ugly day in the market today after mediocre economic reports and significant market declines overseas last evening. Over the past year...
Jun 4, 2013
Now on Facebook
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...
Jun 3, 2013


Heating Up
With the temperatures rising there have been some interesting developments in the last week. Utility Stocks, Bonds and Real Estate...
May 24, 2013
Dow 15,000!
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...
May 2, 2013


Central Banks in 2012
We first want to wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!There are so many financial stories from 2012 but one has trumped all in...
Dec 24, 2012
A Challenging Week
It has been a challenging week for the stock market as the the Eurozone debt crisis has continued to heat up. It appears the Euro's...
Nov 23, 2012


Bonds and Stocks
A word on the impact of the election before we dive into our latest update. There continue to be investment opportunities across various...
Nov 13, 2012


The Early Innings of Earnings
When the Federal Reserve announced Quant Easing 1 (QE) and Quant Easing 2 (QE2) the stock market was at a low point and investors losses...
Oct 23, 2012
QE - To Infinity and Beyond!
The stock market has had a small pullback this week after the ECB and Fed-induced rally over the past several months. Part of the...
Sep 28, 2012
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