The Compound and Friends

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...

On episode 84 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Dan McMurtrie to discuss Credit Suisse, Silicon Valley Bank, treasury yields, short sellers, credit default swaps, the real reason Signature Bank got taken out, and much more! This episode is sponsored by Kraneshares. Learn more at https://kraneshares.com/. Check out the latest in financial blogger fas...

On this special episode of Live from The Compound, Samir Kaji (CEO and co-founder of Allocate) joins Michael Batnick and Josh Brown to discuss the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and the impact it could have on the banking system and the stock market. Samir Kaji was a Senior Managing Director at First Republic from 2012-2021 where he founded and led a 40 person+ group and worked with over 700 priv...

On episode 83 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Carleton English and Joe Fahmy to discuss moving averages, rate hikes, consumer spending, what Cathie Wood got right (and wrong), Silicon Valley Bank, Silvergate, and much more! This episode is sponsored by Invesco QQQ. Learn more at invesco.com/qqq. Check out the latest in financial blogger fashion at...

On episode 82 of The Compound and Friends, Nick Maggiulli and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Dan Nathan to discuss earnings season, yields, mortgage rates, Buffett and buybacks, shorting private equity, world stock markets in 1899 vs today, how millionaires invest their money, the Silvergate collapse, and much more! Check out the latest in financial blogger fashion at The Compound shop: https:/...

On episode 81 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Jay Woods and Dan Russo to discuss the New York Stock Exchange, technical analysis, the Dow Jones Transportation Average, Bitcoin, recession calls, stock/bond correlation, what drives Elon Musk, and much more! Check out the latest in financial blogger fashion at The Compound shop: https://www.idontshop...

On episode 80 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Brian Belski to discuss earnings season, recession fears, market sectors, PE expansion out of a bear market, small cap stocks, consumer staples, Bob Iger getting things done, Microsoft vs Google, and much more! This episode is sponsored by Advisorshares. Visit https://advisorshares.com/etfs/dwa-etfs/ t...

On episode 79 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Jason Hsu to discuss the latest FOMC meeting, the Chinese market, hard vs soft data, the housing market, earnings for Apple, Amazon, and Google, the Adani rout, and much more! This episode is sponsored by Kraneshares. Visit https://chinalastnight.com for a daily recap of China’s equity, fixed income, a...

On episode 78 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Nathan Vardi to discuss Nathan's book (For Blood and Money), the biotech landscape, hedge fund returns, the stock market GOAT, venture capital, why the market is rallying, and much more! To learn more about Future Proof, visit: https://futureproof.advisorcircle.com/ Check out the latest in financial bl...

On episode 77 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Doug Boneparth and Phil Huber to discuss alts, bonds over stocks, the probability of a recession, ETF flows, Schwab's double downgrade, why Bill Ackman cares about Sam Bankman-Fried, Einhorn's turnaround, who's going to buy WWE, rising interest rates, and much more! This episode is sponsored by Tropica...