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
As we enter the 8th (!) year of a bull market for the S&P 500, it is days like today (Tuesday, March 21st) that remind us that markets can still go down. While I will not claim to know exactly
We hope everyone is enjoying the snow—our kids are all delighted to have their first real snow of the season. Those who are shoveling (me and my husband) are not enjoying it as much. As with every winter storm, it
If you are one of the 111 million people that watched the Super Bowl on Sunday night, you were treated to one of the best comebacks of all time (if not the best). Whether you love or hate the Patriots,
Click on image above to enlarge. You don’t have to be an investment management expert to see from the chart above that there is no investment type that consistently outperforms the others over time. If there were, we would all
If you don’t know already, I love to play golf, so I apologize again for making so many references to golf. But, after a long weekend of beautiful weather (even though we need rain!), golf is certainly on my mind.
Ryan Lochte – Not Robbed at Gunpoint in Rio I will admit to using Ryan Lochte’s name as somewhat of an attention grabber. I will also admit to following his “story” at the Olympics in Rio quite closely. He is certainly
For longer than I am willing to admit, I did not know the exact difference between Memorial Day and Veteran’s Day. Maybe I am stating the obvious to most of you, but Memorial Day is designated to remember the 1.2
Spring Break ain’t what it used to be—at this point in my life at least. While spending time with my family is great, there isn’t much of a “break” with three kids under 7 no matter where you are. In
Meridian Financial Partners First Quarter Report 2016