Author: Sarah Yakel

At Meridian, we just did our annual family pictures—and we are again shocked at how big our kids are getting—they just keep growing up! Speaking of growing up…our US expansion just keeps growing older too! It is now the longest US economic expansion on record: Janet Yellen famously said, “I think it’s a myth

At our house, “Have you seen my _{insert lost thing}­­ ?” is a common refrain.  This morning, I couldn’t find the carpet cleaner (that I had just used last week on a different pet incident), Ben couldn’t find the belt for his school uniform, and Ethan couldn’t find his History book.  Jonathan and Melanie

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 […]

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 two very compressed and full days,

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 pigs (prey animals) from the

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 painful—Milo is on a little

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 see they are doing […]

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 important ideals of America.

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 to reverse on trade