The Compound and Friends

On this TCAF Tuesday, Barry Ritholtz joins Downtown Josh Brown to discuss his recent piece on 12 things everyone got wrong about inflation. Then, at the 29:00 mark, join Downtown Josh Brown and Michael Batnick for another episode of What Are Your Thoughts and see what they have to say about the biggest topics in investing and finance! On this episode they discuss: earnings season, a goldilocks per...

On episode 101 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Michael Cembalest to discuss the economy, AI stocks, the worst experiment in capital markets, the biggest risks to the market, the 2024 election, and much more! Michael Cembalest is the Chairman of Market and Investment Strategy for J.P. Morgan Asset Management. This episode is sponsored by Horizon ki...

Join Downtown Josh Brown (CEO, Ritholtz Wealth Management) and Michael Batnick (Managing Partner, Ritholtz Wealth Management) for another episode of What Are Your Thoughts and see what they have to say about the biggest topics in investing and finance! On this episode they discuss: inflation, consumer sentiment, IPOs, big tech dominance, and much more! Thanks to Public for sponsoring this episode!...

On episode 100 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Darren Rovell to discuss layoffs at ESPN, sports betting, the memorabilia market, Threads vs Twitter, and much more! This episode is sponsored by Public. Visit https://public.com/compound for more information on how to earn 5+% interest with a treasury account on public. Check out the latest in financ...

On this special July 4th episode of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Scott Neil (Founder, Horse Soldier Bourbon) and Shirl Penney (CEO of Dynasty Financial Partners) to discuss the special forces sent to Afghanistan in the aftermath of 9/11 (now known as the horse soldiers), entrepreneurship, the importance of hiring the right people, and much more! T...

On episode 99 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Ian Cassel to discuss microcap stocks, the state of the economy, how to analyze a company's management team, how investing is like golf, Silicon Valley on drugs, and much more! This episode is presented by Jack Carr's new high-adrenaline thriller, Only the Dead. Pick up your copy at: https://www.simona...

Join Downtown Josh Brown (CEO, Ritholtz Wealth Management) and Michael Batnick (Managing Partner, Ritholtz Wealth Management) for another episode of What Are Your Thoughts and see what they have to say about the biggest topics in investing and finance! On this episode they discuss: equity flows, Compound sentiment, options euphoria, the travel boom, the luxury market, the worst stock out there, an...

On episode 98 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Mark Newton to discuss market sentiment, buying the dip, the DeMARK Indicator, fundamental vs technical analysis, industrials, commodities, and much more! Thanks to birddogs for sponsoring this episode! Go to birddogs.com/compound to get a free Yeti style tumbler with your order. Special offer for The...

On episode 97 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Ted Seides and Shana Sissel to discuss the FOMC meeting, how investors are using alternatives these days, the venture capital market, what's going on at Goldman Sachs, the Vision Fund's $32 billion loss, quiet luxury, and much more! Thanks to Kraneshares for sponsoring this episode. Be sure to check ou...

On episode 96 of The Compound and Friends, Jill Schlesinger joins Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown to discuss whether or not the bear market is over, the chances of Jamie Dimon running for president, Apple’s WWDC product unveil, the accredited investor rule, Artificial Intelligence, the state of the economy, and much more! Thanks to Wisdom Tree for sponsoring this episode. For important inf...

On this special episode of Live from The Compound, Scott Patterson, Financial Journalist and Wall Street Journal Reporter, joins Michael Batnick and Josh Brown to discuss Scott's new book, Chaos Kings: How Wall Street Traders Make Billions in the New Age of Crisis. Scott is a financial journalist, bestselling author, and Reporter for The Wall Street Journal. He has written two books about advanced...

On TCAF 95 Cathie Wood joins Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown to discuss investing in innovation, AI fact vs fiction, how big Tesla can get, why Ark bought Nvidia in 2014, Zoom vs Google Meet vs Microsoft Teams, and much more! Thanks to Flourish for sponsoring this episode. Advisors who are interested should check out flourish.com. Rates are subject to change and terms and conditions apply....

On episode 94 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Dror Poleg to discuss Nvidia's ascent, the AI explosion, the future of work, and much more! Thanks to Public for sponsoring this episode. Go to https://public.com/compound to learn more about their new Treasury accounts. Check out the latest in financial blogger fashion at The Compound shop: https://ww...

On episode 93 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Chris Davis and Morgan Housel to discuss the big wave of AI coming, the most important chart in the stock market, SVB insiders facing scrutiny, the worst startup investment ever, and much more! Thanks to Kraneshares for sponsoring this episode. For more information on KLIP, visit: https://kraneshares.c...

On episode 92 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Dion Rabouin to discuss inflation, the Fed, the labor market, Robinhood earnings, the advent of 24/7 trading, and much more! Thanks to Global X ETFs for sponsoring this episode. To learn more about their thematic strategies, visit: https://go.globalxetfs.com/l/750543/2023-05-02/8y4fqj Check out the lat...

On this special episode of Live from The Compound, Ben Smith, journalist and co-founder of Semafor, joins Michael Batnick and Josh Brown to discuss Ben's new book, Traffic, his new media entity Semafor, and much more! Ben Smith is the Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Semafor - a global news company. Ben is a former media columnist for the NYT and former Editor-in-Chief of Buzzfeed News. Ben just...

On episode 91 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Ian Dunlap and Leanna Haakons to discuss regional banks, the importance of Apple's earnings, how AI is changing the labor market, TEN STRAIGHT RATE HIKES, the Coinbase shareholder lawsuit, and much more! Thanks to Birddogs for sponsoring this episode! Enter promo code "MICHAEL" and get a free Yeti styl...

On this special episode of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by DK Metcalf and Joe McLean to discuss how professional athletes manage their money, building a brand off the field, that time DK chased down Budda Baker to prevent a touchdown, and more! Check out the latest in financial blogger fashion at The Compound shop: https://www.idontshop.com Investing...

On episode 90 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Brian Shannon to discuss Volume-Weighted Average Price (VWAP), trading strategies, technical analysis, tech earnings, and much more! Thanks to Public for sponsoring this episode. Go to https://public.com/compound to learn more about their new Treasury accounts. Check out the latest in financial blogger...

On episode 89 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick, Downtown Josh Brown, and Ben Carlson are joined by Ric Edelman to discuss regulators vs Bitcoin, advice for financial advisors looking to get in the content game, the 2023 banking crisis, the new 60/40, exponential technology, how AI will impact financial advice, longevity, and much more! Thanks to Kraneshares for sponsoring this episode....

On episode 88 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Liz Young to discuss building a career in finance, cooling inflation, the stages of a recession, whether the VIX still matters, commercial real estate, the credit crunch, and much more! Thanks to Roundhill Investments for sponsoring this episode. For more information on BIGB and BIGT, including a prosp...

On episode 87 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Tony Dwyer to discuss how long an inverted yield curve can last, the unemployment rate and recession, bank lending standards, the Fed, commercial real estate, AI, and much more! Thanks to Birddogs for sponsoring this episode! Enter promo code "COMPOUND" and get a free Yeti style tumbler with every orde...

On episode 86 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Jurrien Timmer to discuss what's going on with banks, what's changed since Jurrien's 2022 TCAF appearance, the Fed and the market, S&P technicals, gold, Bitcoin, and much more! Thanks to Public for sponsoring this episode. Go to https://public.com/ to learn more about their new Treasury accounts. Check...

On episode 85 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Jill Schlesinger to discuss the Fed decision aftermath, unlimited FDIC insurance for banks, the SEC's crypto crackdown, banning TikTok, and much more! Get 25% off Blinkist premium and enjoy 2 memberships for the price of 1! Start your 7-day free trial by clicking here: https://www.blinkist.com/thecompo...

On this special episode of Live from The Compound, Jesse Eisinger (senior editor and reporter at ProPublica) joins Michael Batnick and Josh Brown to discuss UBS acquiring Credit Suisse, ProPublica’s new insider trading expose, and much more! Jesse Eisinger is an American journalist and author. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting in 2011, he currently works as a senior editor and re...