At Meridian, we’ve been trying to not wade into the cryptocurrency debate—as any skepticism can illicit firestorms of angry mail from crypto fans.  But, with cryptocurrencies back in the headlines throughout 2020 and into 2021, it has attracted a lot of attention from investors. Recently, Tesla CEO Elon Musk

This tax season has been really complicated due to all of the pandemic-related policy changes. But some people are being surprised by tax bills for a very simple reason: They aren’t having enough money withheld from their paychecks throughout the year.   If you’re a W-2 employee, your company should withhold

Federal tax returns and depending on where you live, state tax returns, are due in t-minus 13 days.  As much of a headache filing your income taxes, or owing taxes, can be, experiencing identity fraud or theft can be a much more permanent and long-lasting headache.  Unfortunately many of us have either experience

Buying your first home is considered one of the biggest milestones — in life as well as finances. It’s a big commitment, and there’s a good chance this will be the largest purchase you’ve made to date. If you are a first-time home buyer, here are five guidelines to assist you in your financial preparation.

The theme of things increasing seems to be all around us.  The temperature is rising, the hours in the day are getting longer (yay!), and the number of fowls in the Irving family are continuing to grow… Not pictured, three more chicks and three new ducklings…. send help! In the financial and economic world,

The first refrain of the song “Changes” by David Bowie contains some surprisingly apt lyrics for probable changes in tax rates:   “Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes. Turn and face the strange. Ch-ch-changes. Don’t want to be a richer man.”   Yes, there are some changes (and maybe even strange ones) coming to the

March Madness is here, it is the season of surprises (we’re looking at you, Oral Roberts University…thanks for busting everyone’s brackets…).  The members of Yakel family spent the weekend alternately crowing in victory or complaining in defeat, as our family bracket competition got heated…   Ben’s

If the only thing you know about a Roth is that it rhymes with sloth …well, then this post is for you. So. Are you ready to find out what this Roth IRA thing is? It is a type of retirement account! Roth IRAs (IRA stands for Individual Retirement Account) are specific retirement accounts that […]

Four year olds are intrinsically curious which means they tend to ask a lot of questions…. About everything…. All the time. As tiresome as it can be, it is an incredible trait of children and a characteristic that most teenagers and adults grow out of. The favorite word in the Irving household right now is