Author: Sarah Yakel

Today the Yakel kids start SAT testing…only Ben is excited—he likes filling in all of the bubbles with his number two pencil.  The older kids dread it…probably because they are facing a day full of questions like this:   For all you math people, you can check your answer at the end of this post…for

10 Fun Tax Facts to Brighten Your Tax Day Happy Tax Day! While taxes may not be the most exciting topic, there are some interesting and fun tax facts that you may not know about: The first income tax in the US was introduced in 1861 to help pay for the Civil War. The tax […]

This weekend, the Yakel family had an odd weekend free.  It has been forever since we have had a full weekend with no commitments, and so I built a long to-do list of all sorts of things that had been neglected in the past flurry of activity (dishes, laundry, organizing!).  But, when Saturday came, we […]

Other than the Oscars, the failure of Silicon Valley Bank has been dominating the headlines. However, the U.S. Treasury and the Federal Reserve have moved swiftly to address potential risks to the financial system. We also believe the turmoil will relieve some pressure on the Federal Reserve, possibly leading to a

My daughter Melanie and I spent the weekend in Charlottesville, soaking in the atmosphere of the University of Virginia.  We went to a women’s basketball game, enjoyed a lovely dinner, and spent time on campus, touring and learning about the school… Melanie blending into the straw on the Lawn… UVA women’s

Happy Valentine’s Day! To mix things up this week and in honor of the holiday of love, we went around Meridian asking about everyone’s favorite financial & personal loves:   Sarah Yakel, Partner Dr. David Kelly’s Guide to the Markets & pour over coffee from Doppio Bunny Coffee in The Plains. Sarah

A 2014 Fidelity study of the best performing 401K accounts came to an interesting conclusion…the best performing accounts over the time period of 2003 to 2013 were those held by an estate or by participants who had totally forgotten about their account.  In both cases, the accounts were marked as inactive due to

Much like my New Years Resolution to start saying “yes” to more activities (more on that later…) – everyone’s got to start somewhere. Why not use the energy of the new year to get started on your financial journey? While no two people are the same and everyone is going to have a different financial […]

This week is one of the odd calendar anomalies where days seem blend into each other… Source – https://twitter.com/technicallyron This week, our kids live in pajamas, food is random assortment of cookies, candy, and leftovers at all hours of the day, and screen time rules go out the window.  It’s a very