

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 and Steve Korn
Jan 23, 2023


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, CFA, CFP®
Nov 23, 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
Nov 9, 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
Sep 7, 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
Jun 17, 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 Steve Korn
May 20, 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. ...
Frank Byrd and Stephen Korn
Apr 5, 2022


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, CFA, CFP®
Feb 18, 2022


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
Jan 3, 2022


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
Nov 24, 2021