Frank Byrd, CFA
Nov 14, 2017
Investing in Founder-Led Companies
"… there are certain structural advantages that founders may have … The social capital and moral authority that comes from being the...
Frank Byrd, CFA
Oct 20, 2017
Whose Side Is Your Adviser On?
Amen of the Week “… nothing is more important or more difficult than getting the culture and the people right. Whatever successes we’ve...
Frank Byrd, CFA
Aug 17, 2017
Greed Is Expensive
“… be fearful when others are greedy and greedy only when others are fearful." Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway annual letter, 2004...
Frank Byrd, CFA
Jun 28, 2017
A Founder Exits: Who'll Drive Uber Now?
A Founder Exits Uber just fired its founder, Travis Kalanick. The $68 billion question is: Will this ultimately prove a good thing – or a...
Frank Byrd, CFA
Jun 13, 2017
Watching My Rich Grandparents Go Broke
Can New Research Help You Avoid the Same Fate? As a young boy, I was very close to my grandparents – to my grandfather especially. I...
Frank Byrd, CFA
Mar 15, 2017
Buy & Hold? What 11,000 Investors Taught Me
Last week Steve Pomerantz, CFP interviewed me on his nationally syndicated radio talk show "On The Money!". Here are the highlights:...
Frank Byrd, CFA
Feb 22, 2017
Fielder Mentioned in Businessweek
Last week Bloomberg Businessweek profiled my path from hedge fund manager to personal financial adviser. You can read the article HERE....
Frank Byrd, CFA
Jan 31, 2017
Bad for Your Wealth
Amen of the Week “Driving back to Portland I’d puzzle over my sudden success at selling. I’d been unable to sell encyclopedias, and I’d...
Frank Byrd, CFA
Dec 27, 2016
Do you have FOBAS?
Amen of the Week “We create restaurant owners, not waiters… If you’re a restaurant owner, and a new restaurant opens across the street...
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Nov 11, 2016
Question Everything
Given how many experts misjudged the Trump surprise, I thought these recent words from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos were particularly...