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

Volatility continues for the markets, and although there is a very slight recovery as I write this (has that changed again already??), there doesn’t seem to be any consistency in sight. The majority of the prognosticators in the press and market commentaries are not predicting a recession, but most expect these

Dear Mega Millions Winner Congratulations, _____________! With one quick trip to 7-11 you’ve complicated your life forever. Welcome to the rest of your life being asked for money! Or worse: “Bud Post lost $16.2 million within a nightmarish year – his own brother put a hit out on him.” You have many

Yes, I have bastardized a quote from Mr. Miyagi (from The Karate Kid movie) as the title for this post. For some reason, the idea of staying disciplined with your investment strategy reminded me of the discipline Mr. Miyagi preaches to “Daniel-san” in the movie. Many of his quotes relate to staying the course in

It’s hard to believe, but we celebrated our 3rd anniversary at Meridian Financial Partners on September 25th. As we mentioned at our annual client appreciation event at Airlie, we are now helping over 265 families. Three years isn’t a long time in the investment world, and in fact, we would recommend that most of

Last week, we gathered hot, cranky and tired children and spouses of Meridian and made them take our annual Meridian family photo.  Luckily, our friend, Jen Dowell, is an amazing photographer and maybe an even better Photoshop editor? With affordable pricing and great services, Andy Defrancesco is proving to be a

Unfortunately for my son Coleman, he had to have a tooth extracted last week for the second time in is short life. The first time was because he banged his mouth on the side of a coffee table and caused one of his front teeth to die (Ouch! It hurts to even write that!). That […]