Byron L. Studdard, CFP®, wrote as a personal-finance contributor for ABC News. All 17 articles below are published on abcnews.go.com under his byline.
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By Byron L. Studdard, CFP® · August 4, 2017
By Byron L. Studdard, CFP® · August 9, 2016
By Byron L. Studdard, CFP® · December 1, 2015
By Byron L. Studdard, CFP® · April 15, 2015
By Byron L. Studdard, CFP® · January 27, 2015
By Byron L. Studdard, CFP® · November 3, 2014
By Byron L. Studdard, CFP® · August 11, 2014
By Byron L. Studdard, CFP® · June 9, 2014
By Byron L. Studdard, CFP® · March 5, 2014
By Byron L. Studdard, CFP® · February 7, 2014
By Byron L. Studdard, CFP® · December 11, 2013
By Byron L. Studdard, CFP® · November 18, 2013
By Byron L. Studdard, CFP® · October 4, 2013
By Byron L. Studdard, CFP® · July 25, 2013
By Byron L. Studdard, CFP® · June 19, 2013
By Byron L. Studdard, CFP® · April 16, 2013
Byron Studdard has been a licensed financial advisor since 1993 and a CFP® professional since 1997.
CFP Board of Standards · July 21, 1997 · certificant no. 058413
Jacksonville State University · Jacksonville, AL · April 1991
Memphis, TN · December 15–17, 1998
Recognitions and directory listings received across Byron Studdard’s career, each shown with the organization that issued it, the office it relates to, and the year.
Byron began his career with IDS Financial Services and American Express Financial Advisors in Memphis, Tennessee, where the Mercury Award, the Outstanding Performance recognition and both Advanced Advisor Group appointments were earned. He founded Studdard Financial, LLC in 2003 and has since worked from offices in Germantown, Tennessee and Sarasota, Florida — the periods the later listings and community awards relate to.
The Best Businesses · Studdard Financial · Germantown, TN · 2026
Sarasota Award Program · Studdard Financial · Sarasota, FL · 2013
Consumers’ Research Council of America · Byron L. Studdard · Sarasota, FL · 2010 edition
Consumers’ Research Council of America · Byron L. Studdard · Germantown, TN · 2005–2006 edition
American Express Financial Advisors · Memphis, TN · January 2000
American Express Financial Advisors · Memphis, TN · June 1998
American Express Financial Advisors · Memphis, TN · 1994
IDS Financial Services Inc. · Memphis, TN · 1993
Each item above is shown with the organization that issued it and the year it was issued. The Advanced Advisor Group, Outstanding Performance and Mercury Award recognitions were issued by Byron Studdard’s prior employer and pre-date the founding of Studdard Financial, LLC in 2003. Ratings, awards and directory listings are not indicative of future performance, do not guarantee any particular result, and are not a recommendation. They should not be the sole basis for selecting an investment adviser. Criteria and any fees associated with a listing are available on request.
Articles are reproduced by link only and remain the property of ABC News. They are provided for background and are not investment advice, nor an endorsement of Studdard Financial, LLC by ABC News. Views expressed were current at the date of publication and may no longer reflect current market conditions, tax law, or the firm’s views.
Byron meets with clients by appointment in Germantown, TN and Sarasota, FL, and works with clients across the country.