The Compound and Friends

On this special podcast episode, Ian Bremmer, President of Eurasia Group and GZERO Media, joins Josh Brown, Michael Batnick, and Ben Carlson to discuss how Russia's invasion of Ukraine could impact markets and the world economy. (Recorded live on 2/28/22) Preorder Ian's book, The Power of Crisis: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Power-of-Crisis/Ian-Bremmer/9781982167509 Check out The Com...

On episode 35 of The Compound & Friends, Michael Batnick, Linette Lopez, Phil Pearlman, and Downtown Josh Brown discuss: Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the washout, the one year anniversary of meme stock mania, Apple and Google vs Web3, Facebook's fall, new trading rules for Fed officials, and much more! This episode is brought to you by our friends at Masterworks. Visit https://masterworks.art/com...

On episode 34 of The Compound & Friends, Michael Batnick, Carleton English, Kris Sidial, and Downtown Josh Brown discuss: earnings season, market liquidity, inflation risk declining, regulating short-sellers, and much more! This episode is brought to you by 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 33 of The Compound & Friends, Michael Batnick, Tony Dwyer, and Downtown Josh Brown discuss: Tony's 2022 core thesis, demographic tailwinds, corporate credit, Bitfinex crypto heist, bonus season on Wall Street, Super Bowl picks, and much more! This episode is brought to you by Masterworks. Visit https://masterworks.art/compound to skip the 10,000 person waitlist. See disclaimer at mw-art...

Welcome to a special episode of The Compound & Friends, a podcast featuring your favorite financial and investing commentators. Tim Dillon is one of the hottest comedians in America right now, with a podcast that reaches over a million listeners each week, and sold out theater and club dates across the country. In this episode, Tim joins Josh Brown and Michael Batnick to discuss his experience wor...

On episode 32 of The Compound & Friends, Michael Batnick, Peter Boockvar, and Downtown Josh Brown discuss: the state of the economy, rate hike consensus, venture funding, $30 trillion of US debt, the market's reaction to Facebook and Spotify earnings, and much more! This episode is brought to you by Masterworks. Visit https://masterworks.io/compound to skip the 10,000 person waitlist. See disclaim...

On this week's episode of The Compound & Friends, Michael Batnick, Packy McCormick, and Downtown Josh Brown discuss: Robinhood earnings, the crash in Bitcoin and Ethereum, Packy's Substack (Not Boring) passing the 100k subscriber mark, early stage investing, Coinbase teaming up with Mastercard, if Apple will still be a top 10 company (market cap) in 10 years, Ackman buying Netflix, and much more!...

On this week's episode of The Compound & Friends, Michael Batnick, Kai Wu, and Downtown Josh Brown discuss: interest rates, the platform economy, Web3, intangible assets, the importance of company culture, and much more! Thanks to Fundrise for sponsoring this episode. Visit fundrise.com/compound to learn more about the future of real estate investing! Obviously nothing on this channel should be co...

On this week's episode of The Compound & Friends, Michael Batnick, Dasarte Yarnway, Emlen Mattingly, and Downtown Josh Brown discuss: inflation, how passive funds could be hiding a bear market, the Onyx Advisor Network for underrepresented financial advisors, the death of mutual funds, and much more! Thanks to Fundrise for sponsoring this episode. Visit fundrise.com/compound to learn more about th...

On this week's episode of The Compound & Friends, Michael Batnick, Pierce Crosby, and Downtown Josh Brown discuss: lessons learned in 2021, predictions for 2022, the growth of TradingView, the Elizabeth Holmes verdict, and much more! Thanks to Fundrise for sponsoring this episode. Visit fundrise.com/compound to learn more about the future of real estate investing! Obviously nothing on this channel...

On this week's episode of The Compound & Friends, Michael Batnick, Doug Boneparth, Jenn Ablan, and Downtown Josh Brown discuss: favorites of 2021, Investopedia Terms of the Year, biggest trends in asset management, the great resignation, Omicron, holiday traditions, and much more! Thanks to our sponsor Cadre! Invest in a portfolio of professionally-curated commercial real estate in minutes, check...

On this week's episode of The Compound & Friends, Michael Batnick, Tom Lee, and Downtown Josh Brown discuss: the biggest surprises of 2021, the resiliency of the market, 2022 outlook, record buybacks, junk bonds, and much more! Thanks to our sponsor Cadre! Invest in a portfolio of professionally-curated commercial real estate in minutes, check out: http://go.cadre.com/compound Obviously nothing on...

On this week's episode of The Compound & Friends, Michael Batnick, Ben Carlson, Shannon Saccocia and Downtown Josh Brown discuss: unemployment, earnings, expected returns, international stocks, asset price inflation, tech IPOs, fintech, and more! Thanks to our sponsor Cadre! Invest in a portfolio of professionally-curated commercial real estate in minutes, check out: http://go.cadre.com/compound O...

On this week's episode of The Compound & Friends, Michael Batnick, Jeremy Schwartz, and Downtown Josh Brown discuss: the all-new RWM WisdomTree Crypto Index, "All-in" on DeFi, Crypto Sprint, Chinese Stocks, Jack Dorsey stepping down from Twitter, the Powell Pivot, and more! For more on the RWM WisdomTree Crypto Index, visit: https://ritholtzwealth.com/digital. Thanks to our sponsor Cadre! Invest i...

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...