Meridian Financial Partners
It Takes Diff’rent Strokes To Move the World…
As I write this blog, I am sitting at the second sports practice of the three we have tonight. Melanie just finished soccer practice, we are currently at Ben’s basketball practice, and we still have Ethan’s basketball practice to go. All of our kids are blessed with great coaches
Sarah YakelFeb 27, 2018News Flash: Traveling With Kids is Hard
This past Thanksgiving week, my wife and I made the somewhat suspect decision to travel to the Gulf Coast of Florida and back (with a layover in Dallas) with our three children, ages 8, 6, and 3. While our time in Florida with family friends was a lot of fun, the travel part was
Nathan GilbertNov 28, 2017Counting Blessings
This weekend, our family went on a little mini-vacation to the Gaylord hotel in National Harbor. If you’ve not been, the hotel is quite stunning when decked out for Christmas. Numerous trees, twinkling lights, water fountain shows set to Christmas music, gingerbread villages—Chri
Sarah YakelNov 21, 2017
It’s All About the Dash
Last week, the ladies of Meridian all attended Leadercast Women, brought to Warrenton by LFCC Workforce Solutions. It was a powerful day of speakers and networking with other women in the community, and we all left with a lot to think about. One of the speakers was Dr. Bernice Ki
Nathan GilbertOct 24, 2017
Gimme Credit
Understanding the Equifax Data Breach and Its Impact The Equifax data breach has been highly publicized since the news broke on September 7, 2107. In this huge breach, ranking in the top five of all time data thefts according to USA Today, the hackers stole personally identifiabl
Nathan GilbertSep 12, 2017Project Lifesaver
As a proud member of the 2017 Class of Leadership Fauquier, I have been afforded the opportunity to learn about many aspects of our wonderful community. One day each month for about one year, we spend a day out in the community hearing from different members/experts in various ar
Nathan GilbertApr 18, 2017The Perfect Match
Today is Valentine’s Day—the day we celebrate love and the pursuit of living happily ever after in a loving, long-term relationship. However, it is tough to find THE ONE—often you have to kiss a lot of frogs to finally meet the perfect match. In a weird way, finding your financia
Nathan GilbertFeb 14, 2017Reflections
I just returned from an annual investment conference in Florida—it is one of my favorite to attend, not only because it is oceanside in Florida in January, but also because of the great content and cutting edge investment strategies that are discussed. This year was no exception—
Nathan GilbertJan 31, 2017The Tortoise and the Hare
I am a saver at heart and like to have all my buckets “funded”; I make a special effort throughout the year to slowly build up my gift account. I have a separate bank account that I transfer money into every week, albeit, just a microscopic amount based on the amount of money I t
Nathan GilbertDec 6, 2016Be Still My Heart
For me, this past week filled with all sorts of major shock. I don’t think I have to explain the shocking election of reality TV star turned president. But we were shocked to watch the stock market fall 5% in overnight trading, only to rally during the day following the election…
Nathan GilbertNov 15, 2016Begin with the End in Mind
Hello everyone, this is Cindy Legg and I am excited to be part of Meridian Financial Partners! I look forward to sharing some thoughts with all of you for Meridian’s blog this week. Have you ever planned a large party or better yet, your own wedding? If you have, you probably sta
Nathan GilbertNov 8, 2016The Value of Professional Help
Two weekends ago, the entire Meridian family headed out to Airlie in Warrenton, VA for our “second annual” picture session. The purpose was twofold; 1) to get updated pictures for our website and office, and 2) have some nice photos for our Christmas cards each year. As far as fa
Nathan GilbertOct 4, 2016