Frank Byrd, CFA, CFP®
- Sep 11
Financial Repression Explained
"If the origin of the problem was too much debt, how can a policy that encourages the private and public sectors to accumulate more debt...
Frank Byrd, CFA, CFP®
- Apr 19
Two Choices, One Hope
US government debt now totals $31 trillion, which equates to roughly $240,000 per American household. That's bigger than the average...
Frank Byrd, CFA, CFP®
- Mar 27
Banks Fail & Markets Go Up?
Markets are actually up following last week’s scary bank runs. Does that mean things are OK? What does this mean for investors? This...
Frank Byrd and Steve Korn
- Jan 23
Three Pillars for 2023
Last year was an ugly year in markets. How did Fielder do in navigating it for our clients? More importantly, how are we positioning for...
Frank Byrd, CFA, CFP®
- Nov 23, 2022
Low Odds, High Odds
I had the honor to speak at Georgetown recently to a class of finance students. You can watch the highlights in this video . . . A key...
Frank Byrd and Steve Korn
- Nov 9, 2022
Look Who's Buying Gold
"The arithmetic makes it plain that inflation is a far more devastating tax than anything that has been enacted by our legislatures." -...
Frank Byrd and Steve Korn
- Sep 7, 2022
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, 2022
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, 2022
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, 2022
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. ...
