Recently, a friend of mine passed along an article from a local news outlet (Fauquier Magazine) from March of 1991 that featured my grandfather on the cover. I had seen the magazine and the article before, but it was a nice reminder of my “G.P.” in his younger days. He was a successful local business […]

“Reset” has been a big theme of 2019 so far—resetting involves setting back to an initial state—sometimes the baseline of zero, other times simply an adjustment after getting far away from normal. In basketball, we’ve been working on resetting—when the initial fast break doesn’t yield anything promising,

Happy New Year to you and your loved ones! I was waiting for the markets to have an uptick before posting our first blog of 2019 😊. Here’s hoping the markets stay that way this year (or till I finish writing this at least!). My family’s Christmas and New Year’s events were a lot of […]

At Christmas, we enjoy reading familiar stories and watching favorite movies as part of our annual family tradition.  Watching Will Ferrell in ELF for the millionth time marks the official start of Christmas for the Yakel clan. As humans, our brains are wired to crave stories—good, bad, heroes that rise above all

PARENTS FORCE 4-YEAR-OLD TO WEAR GAS MASK Molly and her “gas mask” Actually, little Molly is wearing a nebulizer to ease some stubborn congestion. But, you have to admit the initial headline is a little more intriguing (and misleading). It’s no secret that news outlets (no matter their left or right lean)

Yesterday was my first official coaching role for my daughter’s middle school basketball team—we were playing the first game ever in the brand new gym, so it seemed like pretty high stakes (who wants to christen the gym with the first loss??). Assistant Coach Pell and Me Thankfully, we won by a decent margin, so

With Thanksgiving upon us, we are struck by how much we have to be thankful for at Meridian.  From the wonderful team that supports us to our families’ gracious encouragement, we have many blessings to count. But without our wonderful clients, Meridian would not exist, and so we would like to express our deepest

As someone who likes to think of himself as a “prudent investment manager,” I always cringe a little when someone compares investing to gambling. While there is certainly inherent risk in any type of market-related investment, there are tried-and-true strategies that will yield positive investment results over

Today is Election Day—when all Americans are able to exercise their constitutional right to vote. While the conversation over the election process and our political system may continue for a long time, today is the day for the general population to cast their vote and express their like (or dislike) for the