Sarah Yakel
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Meridian
A few weeks ago, my low tire pressure light came on as I was driving the kids to school. I stopped quickly, topped off all the tires, and kept on heading to school. After I dropped the kids off, the light came on again, and I knew I had a leak. What I didn’t realize […]
Sarah YakelSep 24, 2019Better Late Than Never…
Sorry for the delayed blog post (we usually post on Tuesdays), but we’ve been at the Wealth/Stack conference in Arizona and have been totally occupied. Wealth/Stack has been a great conference to hear where the future of financial advice and investment management is heading. In t
Sarah YakelSep 12, 2019
Basic Instincts
It’s tough to fight against an innate instinct. Nature is filled with examples of instincts at work—animals have extremely strong predator or prey behaviors, as anyone who has ever been dragged by their dog chasing a squirrel can attest… …or attempted to shield the family guinea
Sarah YakelAug 13, 2019Wellness Checks
It’s the week of doctor’s visits at the Yakel household…these two handsome guys just had birthdays and have each had wellness checks to be sure they were growing up healthy: The birthday boys: Milo and Ethan While annual checkups are just a part of life, they can be a little pain
Sarah YakelJul 30, 2019“The Talk”
The Yakel household is very quiet this week, as I’ve just returned from visiting my parents in Williamsburg, and leaving my kids down there with my parents. That was on purpose and prearranged…God bless my folks…they are in for a busy week… It was good to visit my parents and to
Sarah YakelJul 16, 2019Independence Day
The 4th of July is upon us, and it reminds me of birthdays…my husband’s birthday, my best friend’s birthday…oh and also America’s birthday. It’s a big party day for sure! 😊 Besides birthdays, the 4th of July reminds us of independence and is a celebration of freedom—both importa
Sarah YakelJul 2, 2019Halfway Point
It’s hard to believe but we are almost to the halfway point of 2019—to be exact, July 1st is the actual midpoint. And so far, it has been an interesting year in the market. Just a quick checkpoint/recap… Rebounding from fears of recession, the market shot up in January 2019, only
Sarah YakelJun 18, 2019Graduates
Congrats, Graduates!!! (….now please sign this….) This weekend, we went to one of several graduation parties we were invited to—several of the folks we talked to were graduation party hopping, trying to fit quick stops at multiple parties. It is definitely the season of emancipat
Sarah YakelJun 4, 2019Happy Maycember!
Thanks to the Holderness family—social media stars among parents for their funny parodies (Christmas Jammies, anyone?)—the craziness of May now has a name: Maycember…because it is just as busy (if not busier) than December but without all the holiday lights: Holderness family…#tr
Sarah YakelMay 21, 2019Investing Lessons from Gold Cup
Photo by Tod Marks This weekend was the 94th running of the Virginia Gold Cup. Our Meridian family had a spot and enjoyed visiting with each other and friends. While Gold Cup is a little challenging when we bring our children (and it is unexpectedly a million degrees and full sun
Sarah YakelMay 7, 2019Spring Break
Now that taxes are done, many of us are opening our first quarter statements from our investment accounts, 401k accounts, or IRAs and seeing nice positive growth…which is certainly a relief from the end of 2018’s dizzying market drop. In the first quarter of 2019, the US stock ma
Sarah YakelApr 23, 20198,000 Days
I write this from a soccer field in Winchester watching Melanie’s soccer team compete for first place in her conference: Right now, life is fractioned between Meridian, moving, family, clients…all at the same time it feels. Clients and friends older and wiser than me have advised
Sarah YakelApr 9, 2019