The Compound and Friends

On this special episode of Live from The Compound Zillow's chief economist, Skylar Olsen, joins Josh Brown and Michael Batnick! Dr. Skylar Olsen is the Chief Economist at Zillow. Previous to her current position, Skylar founded a consultancy supporting public-facing economic data programs, was head of economics at a digital mortgage start-up, and spent 8 years supporting the Zillow economic resear...

On episode 64 of The Compound and Friends, Katie Stockton joins Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown to discuss bear markets, separating the signal from the noise, the VIX, technicals vs fundamentals, and much more! Thanks to our friends at Groundfloor for sponsoring this episode. Groundfloor is an award-winning wealth-tech platform offering high-yield, short-term, real estate debt investments...

On episode 63 of The Compound and Friends, Joy Wiltermuth, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown discuss Future Proof, the housing landscape, Jay Powell and the Fed, the yield curve, recession fears, and much more! This episode was recorded in front of a live audience at MarketWatch's Best New Ideas in Money Festival on 9/22/22. Thanks to our friends at Groundfloor for sponsoring this episode. G...

On this special episode of Live from The Compound, Michael Lombardi joins Josh Brown and Michael Batnick to discuss all things football! Michael Lombardi is a former General Manager and three-time Super Bowl-winning NFL executive, after thirty years working for the New England Patriots, San Francisco 49ers, the Oakland Raiders, and the Cleveland Browns. Listen to The GM Shuffle with Michael Lombar...

On episode 62 of The Compound and Friends, Shirl Penney joins Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown to discuss market volatility, adjusting to a higher risk-free rate, investment banking, the state of wealth management, hiring top advisors, and much more! This episode was recorded in front of a live audience at Future Proof on 9/13/22. Check out the latest in financial blogger fashion at The Com...

On episode 61 of The Compound and Friends, Brian Belski joins Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown to discuss the earnings outlook, multiple compression, the labor market, odds of a recession, the next rate hike, permabears, and much more! This episode is presented by https://liftoffinvest.com. Liftoff® is an automated investment advisory service powered by Betterment, and is a wholly owned ent...

On episode 60 of The Compound and Friends, JC Parets joins Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown to discuss JC's latest treasure trove of charts, Bitcoin as a store of value, what Buffett has been buying, and much more! Bonus: Michael reacts to breaking NBA news! This episode is presented by https://liftoffinvest.com. Liftoff® is an automated investment advisory service powered by Betterment, an...

On episode 59 of The Compound and Friends, Devon Drew joins Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown to discuss Jackson Hole, Adam Neumann's new venture, crypto regulation, the best performing stocks since March 2020, using AI in asset management, and much more! This episode is brought to you by our friends at Masterworks. Visit https://masterworks.art/compound to skip the 10,000 person waitlist. S...

On episode 58 of The Compound and Friends, Joe Terranova joins Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown to discuss why you should leave politics out of your portfolio, the latest meme stock rug pull, the right market P/E, Joe's ETF, and much more! This episode is brought to you by our friends at Masterworks. Visit https://masterworks.art/compound to skip the 10,000 person waitlist. See disclaimer a...

On episode 57 of The Compound and Friends, Alex Morris joins Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown to discuss earnings, the jobs recovery, Netflix and the streaming wars, the bull case for Meta, the worst investing advice ever, and much more! This episode is brought to you by our friends at Masterworks. Visit https://masterworks.com/compound to skip the 10,000 person waitlist. See disclaimer at...

On episode 56 of The Compound and Friends, Shannon Saccocia joins Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown to discuss the Nasdaq bounce, inflation vs spending, good news for the economy, Shannon's ideas for the second half, and much more! This episode is sponsored by The Peak Group. To learn more about investing in single family rentals visit https://bit.ly/3OCu6GQ. Check out the latest in financia...

On this special episode of Live from the Compound, Matthew Ball joins Josh Brown and Ben Carlson to discuss his new book, The Metaverse: And How it Will Revolutionize Everything. Matthew Ball is the Managing Partner of EpyllionCo and a Venture Partner at Makers Fund. The Metaverse: And How it Will Revolutionize Everything: https://www.amazon.com/Metaverse-How-Will-Revolutionize-Everything/dp/13240...

On episode 55 of The Compound and Friends, Alex Kantrowitz joins Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown to discuss earnings season, big tech, the outlook for crypto, Elon vs Twitter, and much more! This episode is sponsored by The Peak Group. To learn more about investing in single family rentals visit https://bit.ly/3OCu6GQ. Check out the latest in financial blogger fashion at The Compound shop:...

On episode 54 of The Compound and Friends, Brendan Ahern (KraneShares) and Kai Wu (Sparkline Capital) join Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown to discuss Chinese stocks, China's tech crackdown, innovation and tech stocks, the Voyager bankruptcy, crypto regulation, ETF trends, and much more! This episode is sponsored by The Peak Group. To learn more about investing in single family rentals visi...

On episode 53 of The Compound and Friends, Felix Salmon joins Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown to discuss financial media, the state of FinTwit, Elon Musk, leverage in crypto, the art market, billionaires buying sports teams, and much more! This episode is sponsored by The Peak Group. To learn more about investing in single family rentals visit www.thepeak.group/phrfacts. Check out the late...

On episode 52 of The Compound and Friends, Howard Lindzon and Packy McCormick join Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown to discuss fintech and the future of web3, venture capital, and much more! This episode is sponsored by Direxion. Visit https://www.direxion.com/product/breakfast-commodities-strategy-etf to learn more about Direxion's new Breakfast Commodities Strategy ETF. Obviously nothing...

On episode 51 of The Compound and Friends, Eric Jackson joins Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown to discuss growth investing, Cathie Wood, accelerating layoffs, the state of crypto, the Fed's decision, Eric's favorite stock ideas, activist investors, and much more! This episode is sponsored by Direxion. Visit https://www.direxion.com/product/breakfast-commodities-strategy-etf to learn more ab...

On episode 50 of The Compound and Friends, Simon Lack joins Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown to discuss the energy recovery, Tiger Global, hedging inflation, the vanishing IPO market, the ESG reckoning, and much more! This episode is sponsored by Direxion. Visit https://www.direxion.com/product/breakfast-commodities-strategy-etf to learn more about Direxion's new Breakfast Commodities Strat...

On episode 49 of The Compound and Friends, Jason Hsu, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown discuss inflation, unemployment, interest rates, corporate zombies, the Chinese economy, housing, and much more! This episode is sponsored by Direxion. Visit https://www.direxion.com/product/breakfast-commodities-strategy-etf to learn more about Direxion's new Breakfast Commodities Strategy ETF. Use promo...

On episode 48 of The Compound and Friends, Carleton English, Rishi Khanna, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown discuss the economic outlook, the state of retail trading, the favorite stocks of hedge funds, new home sales, and much more! This episode is brought to you by our friends at Masterworks. Visit https://masterworks.art/compound to skip the 10,000 person waitlist. See disclaimer at mw-a...

On this special episode of Live from The Compound, Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino joins Downtown Josh Brown and Michael Batnick! Follow Michael Rapino: https://twitter.com/Michael_Rapino Check out The Compound shop: https://idontshop.com Follow The Compound on Instagram: https://instagram.com/thecompoundnews Follow The Compound on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thecompoundnews Obviously nothing on t...

On episode 47 of The Compound and Friends, Dan McMurtrie joins Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown to discuss dotcom 2.0, the next crypto crash, executive compensation, earnings estimates, and much more! This episode is brought to you by our friends at Masterworks. Visit https://masterworks.art/compound to skip the 10,000 person waitlist. See disclaimer at mw-art.co/x. Check out the latest in...

On episode 46 of The Compound and Friends, Jan van Eck joins Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown to discuss the bear market, inverse ETFs, the bond market, venture capital, Bitcoin vs gold, Terra's collapse, oil and gas outperformance, and much more! This episode is brought to you by our friends at Masterworks. Visit https://masterworks.art/compound to skip the 10,000 person waitlist. See disc...

On episode 45 of The Compound and Friends, Matt Phillips joins Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown to discuss: the market decline, forced liquidation, the FOMC decision, quarterly earnings, Bitcoin in 401(k) plans, Ozark, and much more! This episode is brought to you by our friends at Masterworks. Visit https://masterworks.art/compound to skip the 10,000 person waitlist. See disclaimer at mw-a...

On episode 44 of The Compound and Friends, Jurrien Timmer joins Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown to discuss: the bond market meltdown, tech earnings, investor pessimism, Bitcoin in 401(k) plans, and much more! This episode is sponsored by KraneShares. To learn more about KraneShares' suite of China-focused and climate themed ETFs, visit: kraneshares.com/?adsource=wealthcast Check out the la...