Frank Byrd and Steve Korn
- Sep 7
China's People Problem
"The national budget must be balanced. The public debt must be reduced." - Cicero, 55 BC People Problem Looming behind all the...
Frank Byrd and Steve Korn
- Jun 17
Inflation Head Fake
Investors’ sentiment today is even more negative than during COVID.* The fear is that Fed Chairman Powell will transform into Paul...
Frank Byrd and Steve Korn
- May 20
Inflation in 7 Pictures
Markets have declined broadly in the last several weeks. The reason is inflation. In this video, we describe in just 7 minutes with 7...
Frank Byrd and Stephen Korn
- Apr 5
Impact from Ukraine
“Oil reserves have defined geopolitics for the last five decades. Where the fabs [factories] are for a digital future is more important. ...
Frank Byrd, CFA, CFP®
- Feb 18
Blockchain - Where Are the Killer Apps?
"Blockchain Is Awful" It’s not easy to weed through all the crypto-fluff, but there are some sober-minded experts we respect in this...
Frank Byrd and Steve Korn
- Jan 3
Science Fiction?
"Keep some perspective. Not every problem is a Crisis, Plague, Epidemic, or Existential Threat, and not every change is the End of This,...
Frank Byrd and Steve Korn
- Nov 24, 2021
The Price of People
“Just as individuals are born, mature, breed, and die, so do societies and civilizations and governments.” ― Frank Herbert, Children of...
Frank Byrd and Steve Korn
- Aug 25, 2021
Fun Fact ... Serious Consequences?
Everyone’s favorite topic lately is how much housing prices are up ... or how much the stock market is up. But guess what's gone up more...
Frank Byrd and Steve Korn
- Jun 24, 2021
Unfair Fights
“If you want to do truly extraordinary things in your life, you need to have a very high win rate. Genghis Khan only fought unfair...
Frank Byrd, CFA, CFP®
- May 19, 2021
Compounding in Great Businesses
What’s an intelligent investor to do now? Buy downtrodden cheap stocks? Or chase high-flying growth stocks at rich prices? Or maybe just...
