Riding out the Storm
This is my daughter Melanie: While she may look pleasant and mild mannered, don’t let that fool you. She turned twelve this year, and it seems we have entered the growing, changing (read: hormonal) phase of life. Melanie’s mood
College Basketball, The Weather, and The Markets
What do all three of the above have in common? Volatility and unexpected outcomes. I would suspect that’s an easy answer for most of you. The aptly named March Madness basketball tournament is certainly in full swing (ouch UVA!), snow
Don’t Be a Waffler
When you’re an 8-year-old kid like my son Coleman, and you LOVE sports, it’s okay to be a waffler. He is willing to (and pretty much does!) try anything and everything that involves a ball, stick, glove, goal, hoop, etc.
It’s Baaaack…(Volatility that is!)
A Note from Sarah: “Our good friends down at Alpha Capital in Atlanta, GA penned this guest blog. It happened to be almost exactly what I wanted to say in Meridian’s blog this week, so I asked if we could
Henny Penny (aka Chicken Little)
Sometimes, when writing a weekly blog post, my partner, Sarah Yakel, and I struggle to come up with a good topic that hasn’t been covered recently and is hopefully interesting. While I am certainly not thankful for a market
Purple and Gold…and Green
My alma mater’s football team is on a pretty impressive winning streak. The James Madison Duke Dogs won their 25th consecutive game in dramatic fashion this past Friday night. Clad in their signature purple and gold jerseys, they defeated Weber
Stranger Things
Nathan Gilbert
I am not sure how many of you are fans of the hit Netflix show, Stranger Things, but my wife and I are pretty much addicted. Before I go any further, this is NOT a spoiler post, as we have
What the Heck is a Melt Up?
The new normal in our industry is media outlets and analysts alike coming up with the latest and greatest “term” that we should all be focusing on and worrying about. Lately, I have seen the term “melt up” used quite
A Seinfeld Rally?
Most of us remember the 90’s sitcom Seinfeld—as one of Nathan’s and Sarah Irving’s favorite shows, it is often quoted here at Meridian. As for me, I am still afraid of licking cheap envelopes. Seinfeld also indelibly marked things like
Cone of Uncertainty
This week, we are enjoying the last of summer in Sandbridge, Virginia: For the last several years, we meet my family at the beach the last week of August, before Labor Day. During this “shoulder” week, rental prices drop substantially