Today is Give Local Piedmont! Now in its 10th year, the Give Local Piedmont fundraising drive presented by the Northern Piedmont Community Foundation partnered with the PATH Foundation is a day of inspiring community members to give to support the many non-profit organizations based in the Piedmont area. Serving our

As with many things in business and in life, deals/projects/agreements/settlements don’t get done in advance of a deadline. Once a deadline is looming, things generally get done at the 11th hour. I have a golfing friend who is perennially late to every tee time, so my other friends and I always tell him our time

Hoping that all our clients and readers are enjoying this glorious weather and you aren’t stuck inside finishing your taxes!  Just a friendly reminder that Tuesday April 18th is the filing date and you have up until the deadline to contribute to IRAs, Roths, HSAs, and SEPs (unless you file an extension) to count

Hidden Easter Eggs in Your Finances Growing up, Easter meant driving up to my grandparents’ house in New Hampshire where the adults would place colorful plastic eggs all over property for the kids’ Easter egg hunt. As my elder cousins assumed the egg hiding responsibilities, they found craftier hiding places and

We have been very fortunate to add some wonderful people to our team since starting Meridian in 2015 (!), and as they advance their careers and knowledge base, they have started to enter the regular blog rotation (shout out to Kira Topeka for next week!). It is nice to not only add their expertise and […]

The dreaded “R” word is frequenting headlines and the minds of investors as the uncertainty of a “hard” or “soft” landing comes to the fore front. The “R” word being recession, a word that brings uncomfortable flashbacks to almost anyone and stirs up an instinctual fight or flight response. And it’s

As with many things, doing what “feels” good can seem like the best way forward. In our current market and rate environment, it feels pretty darn good to leave money in cash (savings, CDs, checking accounts, and money market checking). After all, the silver lining around all of the recent Fed rate increases is

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

I will be honest, I was a little hesitant to address this topic due to its political nature, but given how frequently this topic has been addressed in recent client meetings and the future effects it could potentially have on the markets; it feels important to touch on in this week’s blog.  On January 19th