The Compound and Friends

On this week's episode of The Compound & Friends, Michael Batnick, Jim O'Shaughnessy, Phil Huber, and Downtown Josh Brown discuss: selling a business, tail risks, tech innovations and politics, FinTechs buying media companies, financial influencers, investing in collectibles, Phil's new book The Allocator's Edge, and more! Invest in fine art with Masterworks. The Compound & Friends subscribers can...

On this week's episode of The Compound & Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Eric Balchunas (Senior ETF Analyst for Bloomberg) to discuss: the relentless bid, commission-free trading, direct indexing, the Bitcoin ETF, tapering, and much more! Invest in fine art with Masterworks. The Compound & Friends subscribers can skip the waitlist with this link: https://mw-art.co/co...

On this week's episode of The Compound & Friends, Michael Batnick, Dan McMurtrie, and Downtown Josh Brown discuss: earnings week, big tech ad revenue, Tesla crossing $1 trillion, Facebook (Meta) entering the metaverse, stable coins, hedge funds, the billionaire tax, investing in robotics, and more! This episode is brought to you by Direxion. Visit https://www.direxion.com/leveraged-etf-education f...

On this week's episode of The Compound & Friends, Michael Batnick, Howard Lindzon, and Downtown Josh Brown discuss private and public markets, trend following, having an edge, Robinhood, pandemic influenced businesses, envy and insecurity, the next wave of investors, and much more! This episode is brought to you by Direxion. Visit https://www.direxion.com/leveraged-etf-education for more informati...

On this week's episode of The Compound & Friends, Michael Batnick, Blair duQuesnay, Eddy Elfenbein, and Downtown Josh Brown discuss how Blackrock got so big, the death of the 60/40 portfolio, Project Thunder, red flags that no one cares about, the 5.9% increase in Social Security benefits, college football, and much more! This episode is brought to you by Direxion. Visit https://www.direxion.com/l...

On this week's episode of The Compound & Friends, Michael Batnick, J.C. Parets, Tyrone Ross, and Downtown Josh Brown discuss Cryptocurrencies, entrepreneurship, the SEC, a series of dope stock charts, 24-hour trading, and more! This episode is brought to you by Onramp. A cryptoasset integration platform solution for financial advisors. Visit https://onrampinvest.com/ Obviously nothing on this chan...

On this week's episode of The Compound & Friends, Michael Batnick, Dan Egan, and Downtown Josh Brown discuss: economic growth after Delta, excessive bubble talk, the Betterment platform, when investors freak out, Beijing's behavioral finance, fractional shares and direct indexing, target date funds, what offices are good for, live-streaming Ray-bans, and more! This episode is brought to you by Lif...

On this week's episode of The Compound & Friends, Michael Batnick, Caleb Silver, Jenny Harrington, and Downtown Josh Brown discuss: the return of volatility, the Fed and tapering, dividend stocks, Investopedia data, how Build Back Better could impact investors, junk bonds and the search for yield, young men opting out of college, Google’s $2.1 billion purchase, and more! This episode is brought to...

On this week's episode of The Compound & Friends, Michael Batnick, Dan Nathan, Haley Sacks, and Downtown Josh Brown discuss: the ever-rising market, nonsensical valuations, the pandemic's long-term impact on kids, Robinhood or Uber, social media WTF, Mailchimp, recommendations, and more! This episode is brought to you by Rocket Dollar. Use referral code COMPOUND at rocketdollar.com/compound to get...

On this week's episode of The Compound & Friends, Michael Batnick, Leanna Haakons, Tom Lydon, and Downtown Josh Brown discuss: global ETF assets hit $9 trillion, SPAC crackdown, IPO boom, Gensler's vision, El Salvador adopting Bitcoin, the post-pandemic office, sports cards, and more! This episode is brought to you by Rocket Dollar. Use referral code COMPOUND at rocketdollar.com/compound to get $5...

On this week's episode of The Compound & Friends, Michael Batnick, Amelia Garland, Delano Saporu, and Downtown Josh Brown discuss: signs of a top, covid, deals in the RIA space, digital engagement practices, China's video game crackdown, Donda takes, White Lotus recap, and more! This episode is brought to you by Polymarket. For a limited time, sign up with referral code “Compound” to get your firs...

On this week's episode of The Compound & Friends, Michael Batnick, Cardiff Garcia, and Downtown Josh Brown discuss: economic indicators, Fed Chair Powell, inflation, Ethereum, podcasting, Steve Cohen vs the Mets, and more! This episode is brought to you by Polymarket. For a limited time, sign up with referral code “Compound” to get your first trade reimbursed up to $100. Visit https://polymarket.c...

On this week's episode of The Compound & Friends, Michael Batnick, Sam Ro, Allison Schrager, and Downtown Josh Brown discuss: the stock market's PE ratio, the labor market, universal basic wealth, Chinese stocks, the social side of work, infrastructure, financial literacy, and more! This episode is brought to you by Polymarket. For a limited time, sign up with referral code “Compound” to get your...

On this week's episode of The Compound & Friends, Michael Batnick, JC Parets, and Downtown Josh Brown discuss: JC's chart throwdown, is Robinhood now a “meme stock,” technical analysis, healthcare stocks, Howard Marks' memo, Knicks and Heat, and more! This episode is brought to you by Polymarket. For a limited time, sign up with referral code “Compound” to get your first trade reimbursed up to $10...

On this week's episode of The Compound & Friends, Michael Batnick, Ben Carlson, and Downtown Josh Brown discuss: the Robinhood IPO, FAANMG earnings roundup, liquid alternatives and ETFs, JPMorgan unlocks crypto for advisors, the problem with European companies, actively managed mortgages, and more! This episode is brought to you by Masterworks. Visit https://www.masterworks.io/compound to skip the...

On this week's episode of The Compound & Friends, Michael Batnick, Packy McCormick, and Downtown Josh Brown discuss: launching a VC fund, pre-IPO shares, investing in Chinese tech companies, out of control work calendars, making every day payday, the dark side of the internet, Axie Infinity, NFTs, and more! This episode is brought to you by Masterworks. Visit https://www.masterworks.io/compound to...

On this week's episode of The Compound & Friends, Michael Batnick, Leanna Haakons, Doug Boneparth, and Downtown Josh Brown discuss: Carson Group’s billion dollar valuation, name brand hedge funds, bank disruption, the collapse of debt spending, direct indexing, TikTok's crypto ban, the Delta variant, and more! This episode is brought to you by Masterworks. Visit https://www.masterworks.io/compound...

On this week's episode of The Compound & Friends, Michael Batnick, Jason Snipe, and Downtown Josh Brown discuss: retail investors, dissatisfied advisors, CapGemini's ultra high net worth survey, underrated stocks, payment for order flow, the Knicks, stadium naming rights, and more! This episode is brought to you by Masterworks. Visit https://www.masterworks.io/compound to skip the 10,000 person wa...

On this week's episode of The Compound & Friends, Michael Batnick, Dan McMurtrie, and Downtown Josh Brown discuss: Trillion Dollar Companies Market Expectations Value and Interest Rates Liquidity on the Decline Buffett and Munger The Wedding Boom Follow Michael: theirrelevantinvestor.com Follow Dan: twitter.com/SuperMugatu Follow Josh: thereformedbroker.com This episode is brought to you by Master...

On this week's episode of The Compound & Friends, Michael Batnick, Amelia Garland, Jeremy Schwartz, and Downtown Josh Brown discuss: Powell on inflation Do bonds still serve a purpose? A Bitcoin ETF In defense of lifestyle creep California's rent forgiveness Insane return expectations And much more! Follow Michael: theirrelevantinvestor.com Follow Amelia: twitter.com/Garlandgoeswest Follow Jeremy:...

On this week's episode of The Compound & Friends, Michael Batnick, Doug Boneparth, and Downtown Josh Brown discuss: the Fed decision, universal basic income, Wall Street's return to the office, student loans, the health benefits of coffee, horror movies, and more! Follow Michael's blog at theirrelevantinvestor.com Follow Doug at bonefidewealth.com Follow Josh's blog at thereformedbroker.com Obviou...

Welcome to the second episode of The Compound & Friends, a new podcast from your favorite financial and investing commentators. This week, Michael Batnick, Sam Ro, and Downtown Josh Brown discuss: Bitcoin Miami, circuit breakers, when stocks become unrate-able, rising wages, Chipotle price hike, May CPI, newspapers, and more! Follow Michael's blog at theirrelevantinvestor.com Follow Sam at axios.c...

Welcome to the first episode of The Compound & Friends, a new podcast from your favorite financial and investing commentators. This week, Michael Batnick, Packy McCormick and Downtown Josh Brown discuss: the Fed selling its pandemic-era corporate bonds and ETFs; Bitcoin, Ethereum, and NFTs; overdraft fees; banks vs DeFi; the "crummy" business of food delivery; Amazon and weed decriminalization; Vi...

Josh Brown, Michael Batnick, Ben Carlson, and Packy McCormick discuss Coinbase going public and what it might mean for the broader cryptocurrency landscape. To see the video version of this conversation, visit: https://youtu.be/O6EG_T1w-RA Check out Packy's Substack at: https://www.notboring.co Obviously nothing on this channel should be considered as personalized financial advice or a solicitatio...

This week on the podcast - it's the season finale of the Compound Show! We'll be back this summer with something big, everyone's hard at work behind the scenes building something new. For now, I just want to say thanks for listening, rating, reviewing, sharing, commenting and making this show a part of your weekly routine. When I started the podcast last summer, I had no idea where it was going. I...