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The Compound and Friends

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Join Downtown Josh Brown, Michael Batnick, and a rotation of their friends every Tuesday and Friday for expert insight and hot takes on the latest in business and investing. See our disclosures here - https://ritholtzwealth.com/podcast-youtube-disclosures/

Episodes

Why Initial Jobless Claims Could Blow Up the Stock Market

On episode 194 of The Compound and Friends, ⁠⁠Michael Batnick⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Downtown Josh Brown⁠⁠ are joined by Jens Nordvig, Founder and CEO of Exante Data to discuss: the latest on tariffs, the significance of jobless claims, the dollar's reserve currency status, the collapse in foreign tourism, and much more! This episode is sponsored by Public. Discover why NerdWallet gave Public five stars for its ease-of-use and investment selection by visiting: http://public.com/compound Sign up for The Compoun...

May 30, 20251 hr 20 min

Unstoppable Buying, ETF Inflow Records, Apple at War, Circle’s IPO

On this TCAF Tuesday, hear an all-new episode of What Are Your Thoughts with ⁠⁠Downtown Josh Brown⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Michael Batnick⁠⁠! They discuss the latest in market moves, BTFD, Circles IPO, and much more! This episode is sponsored by Betterment Advisor Solutions. Grow your RIA, your way by visiting: https://Betterment.com/advisors Sign up for ⁠⁠The Compound Newsletter⁠⁠ and never miss out! Instagram: ⁠⁠https://instagram.com/thecompoundnews⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/thecompoundnews⁠⁠ LinkedIn:...

May 27, 20251 hr 12 min

Real Men Don't Panic Over Bonds

On episode 193 of The Compound and Friends, ⁠⁠Michael Batnick⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Downtown Josh Brown⁠⁠ are joined by Richard Bernstein to discuss: the Big Beautiful Bill, the bond market, the Fed, the next recession, international stocks, the best uncertainty hedge, and much more! This episode is sponsored by Kraneshares. Read their recent article on the future of AI at: https://KraneShares.com/ai Sign up for The Compound Newsletter and never miss out: ⁠⁠thecompoundnews.com/subscribe⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠instagr...

May 23, 20251 hr 15 min

The COUGRs Trade Takes Wall Street, America Downgraded by Moodys, Walmart vs Trump

Josh Brown and Michael Batnick discuss Moody's downgrade of US debt, the growing federal deficit, and why the market seems unconcerned. They introduce the "Cougars" trade, focusing on sticky subscription and app-based businesses showing strong performance. The conversation also covers the challenging job market for recent graduates, the increasing impact of AI on hiring, the political clash between Walmart and Donald Trump over tariffs and prices, and updates on the venture capital and IPO markets.

May 20, 20251 hr 7 min

Warren Buffett vs American Capitalism

On episode 192 of The Compound and Friends, ⁠⁠Downtown Josh Brown⁠⁠ is joined by Chris Davis and John Authers to discuss: Warren Buffett's Legacy, the future of Berkshire Hathaway, 3 massive transitions happening in the market, the trade war, and much more! This episode is sponsored by Apex Fintech Solutions. Learn more at: ⁠https://apexfintechsolutions.com/augmented-advice⁠ Sign up for The Compound Newsletter and never miss out: ⁠⁠thecompoundnews.com/subscribe⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠instagram.com/theco...

May 16, 20251 hr 26 min

Bull Trap or the Real Thing? Plus, Dana Mattioli on Amazon, Coinbase Joins the S&P 500, China Tariffs LOL

On this TCAF Tuesday, Downtown Josh Brown sits down with Dana Mattioli of The WSJ to discuss her new book "The Everything War" and Amazon's plan to stay on top forever. Then at 42:00, hear an all-new episode of What Are Your Thoughts with ⁠⁠Josh Brown and ⁠⁠Michael Batnick⁠⁠! This episode is sponsored by Public. Fund your account in five minutes or less and earn up to $10,000 when you transfer your investments by visiting: https://public.com/WAYT Sign up for ⁠⁠The Compound Newsletter⁠⁠ and never...

May 13, 20251 hr 49 min

The Soul of a Short-Seller

On episode 191 of The Compound and Friends, ⁠Michael Batnick⁠ and ⁠Downtown Josh Brown⁠ are joined by Carson Block, Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Muddy Waters Capital to discuss: how activist short-sellers expose fraud, Carson's biggest shorts, the problem with CEO compensation, and much more! This episode is sponsored by Apex Fintech Solutions. Learn more at: https://apexfintechsolutions.com/augmented-advice Sign up for The Compound Newsletter and never miss out: ⁠thecompoundnews.com/...

May 09, 20251 hr 29 min

Rest in Peace, CFA

On this TCAF Tuesday, Join Michael Batnick (Managing Partner, Ritholtz Wealth Management) and guest co-host Callie Cox (Chief Market Strategist, 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! This episode is sponsored by Grayscale. Learn more at: https://www.grayscale.com/ Sign up for ⁠The Compound Newsletter⁠ and never miss out! Instagram: ⁠https://instagram.com/thecompoundnews⁠ Twitter: ...

May 06, 202557 min

Every Recession Begins With a Slowdown

On episode 190 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Neil Dutta of RenMac to discuss: the risk of recession, what's really behind Trump's tariffs, the Fed's next move, the explosion of AI, and much more! This episode is sponsored by Xtrackers by DWS. Learn more at: https://xtrackers.com/ Sign up for The Compound Newsletter and never miss out: thecompoundnews.com/subscribe Instagram: instagram.com/thecompoundnews Twitter: twitter.com/thecompoundnews Li...

May 02, 20251 hr 25 min

Kenneth Rogoff on the Dollar, Stocks Laugh at Tariffs, Starbucks and Amazon Earnings

On this TCAF Tuesday, Downtown Josh Brown sits down with Kenneth Rogoff, an economist, Harvard economics professor, and chess grandmaster, to discuss his new book "Our Dollar, Your Problem". They also dive into the current trade war, the dollars dominance, Bitcoin, an independent Federal Reserve and much more! Then at 57:16 hear an all-new episode of What Are Your Thoughts with Josh Brown and Michael Batnick! This episode is sponsored by Betterment Advisor Solutions and Rocket Money! To learn mo...

Apr 29, 20252 hr 6 min

The Worst Is Still to Come

On episode 189 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Rebecca Patterson, Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and former Chief Investment Strategist at Bridgewater Associates, to discuss: what's next for the stock market, what the trade war means for small businesses, the Fed's dilemma, foreign capital flows, the rally in gold, and much more! This episode is sponsored by Public. Fund your account in five minutes or less at https://public.c...

Apr 25, 20251 hr 16 min

Next Trillion Dollar Stock, Why US Is Still Exceptional, Trump vs Powell

On this TCAF Tuesday, hear an all-new episode of What Are Your Thoughts with Downtown Josh Brown and Michael Batnick! This episode is sponsored by Public. Fund your account in five minutes or less at https://public.com/WAYT and get up to $10,000 when you transfer your old portfolio. Sign up for The Compound Newsletter and never miss out! Instagram: https://instagram.com/thecompoundnews Twitter: https://twitter.com/thecompoundnews LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-compound-media/ Tik...

Apr 22, 20251 hr 14 min

End of an Empire

On episode 188 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Warren Pies of 3Fourteen Research to discuss: what earnings typically look like after stock market corrections, Trump's next trade war moves, money leaving the USA, recession indicators, and much more! This episode is sponsored by Apex Fintech Solutions. Learn more at: http://apexfintechsolutions.com/augmentedadvice Sign up for The Compound Newsletter and never miss out: thecompoundnews.com/subscrib...

Apr 18, 20251 hr 7 min

How to Tune Out the Noise

On this TCAF Tuesday, hear an all-new episode of What Are Your Thoughts with Downtown Josh Brown and Michael Batnick! This episode is sponsored by Flat Rock Global. Visit: https://flatrockglobal.com/thoughts to learn more. Sign up for The Compound Newsletter and never miss out! Instagram: https://instagram.com/thecompoundnews Twitter: https://twitter.com/thecompoundnews LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-compound-media/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thecompoundnews Investing involv...

Apr 15, 20251 hr 13 min

The Craziest Week Ever

On episode 187 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Jenny Van Leeuwen Harrington, Chief Executive Officer of Gilman Hill Asset Management to discuss: Trump vs the bond market, navigating a stock market crash, the Super Bowl of insider trading, Jenny's favorite dividend stocks, and much more! This episode is sponsored by Innovator ETFs. To learn more about Innovator's buffered ETF offerings, visit: innovatoretfs.com Pick up Jenny's book: Dividend Inve...

Apr 11, 20251 hr 31 min

Crowdstrike and the $250 Billion Opportunity in Cybersecurity

In this special episode, Downtown Josh Brown sits down with CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz to discuss: AI and the changing landscape of cybersecurity, Google's massive cloud security acquisition, future growth opportunities for CrowdStrike, and more! Sign up for The Compound Newsletter and never miss out: thecompoundnews.com/subscribe Instagram: instagram.com/thecompoundnews Twitter: twitter.com/thecompoundnews LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/the-compound-media/ Investing involves the risk of loss....

Apr 10, 202532 min

Former Trump Trade Official Steve Pavlick on Tariffs, Negative Wealth Shock, Pulled Earnings Guidance

On this TCAF Tuesday, Downtown Josh Brown is joined by Steve Pavlick to discuss the latest on the trade war and the stock market's volatile reaction. Then, at 40:49, hear an all-new episode of What Are Your Thoughts with Josh Brown and Michael Batnick! They discuss the latest market action, how tariffs will impact American companies, recession proof stocks, and much more! This episode is sponsored by Betterment Advisor Solutions and Rocket Money. Grow your RIA your way at: betterment.com/advisor...

Apr 09, 20251 hr 41 min

Bloodbath

On episode 186 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Steve Quirk, Chief Brokerage Officer at Robinhood to discuss: the stocks getting hit hardest by the tariff selloff, the state of the retail investor, 24 hour trading, and much more! This episode is sponsored by VanEck. Find out more about The VanEck CLO ETF by visiting: http://VanEck.com/CLOIJosh Sign up for The Compound Newsletter and never miss out!: https://www.thecompoundnews.com/subscribe Insta...

Apr 04, 20251 hr 15 min

Liberation Day, Goldman Gets Bearish, Falling Knives

On this TCAF Tuesday, hear an all-new episode of What Are Your Thoughts with Josh Brown and Michael Batnick! They discuss Liberation Day and tariffs, Mag 7 weakness, CoreWeave, AI and much more! This episode is sponsored by Public. Fund your account at https://public.com/WAYT and get up to $10,000 when you transfer your old portfolio. Sign up for The Compound Newsletter and never miss out! Instagram: https://instagram.com/thecompoundnews Twitter: https://twitter.com/thecompoundnews LinkedIn: htt...

Apr 01, 20251 hr 12 min

The World According to Joe Lonsdale

On episode 185 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Joe Lonsdale and Jacob Miller of Opto to discuss: entrepreneurship, AI in America, democratizing private markets, Elon and DOGE, and much more! This episode is sponsored by Betterment Advisor Solutions. Visit: http://Betterment.com/advisors to learn more! Sign up for The Compound Newsletter and never miss out!: https://www.thecompoundnews.com/subscribe Instagram: https://instagram.com/thecompoundnew...

Mar 31, 20251 hr 3 min

Greed Is Good

On episode 184 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by returning guests Andrew Beer and Sam Ro to discuss: who wins in a trade war, the real value of hedge funds, liquid alts, active ETFs, and much more! This episode is sponsored by Betterment Advisor Solutions. To learn more, visit: https://www.betterment.com/advisors Sign up for The Compound Newsletter and never miss out!: https://www.thecompoundnews.com/subscribe Instagram: https://instagram.com/thec...

Mar 28, 20251 hr 38 min

How Not to Invest With Barry Ritholtz, Dip Buyers Winning, Coreweave

On this TCAF Tuesday, Downtown Josh Brown is joined by Barry Ritholtz, Co-founder and Chairman of Ritholtz Wealth Management to discuss his new book release "How Not to Invest". Then at 39:18, hear an all-new episode of What Are Your Thoughts with Josh Brown and Michael Batnick! They discuss the latest market moves, cybersecurity stocks, the Coreweave IPO, levered ETFs, and much more! This episode is sponsored by Betterment for Advisors and Rocket Money! To learn more about Betterment for Adviso...

Mar 25, 20251 hr 50 min

Correction Territory

On episode 183 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Joe Terranova to discuss: momentum stocks, recent market volatility, Joe's ETF, and much more! This episode is sponsored by Public. Fund your account in five minutes or less at www.public.com/compound Sign up for The Compound Newsletter and never miss out!: https://www.thecompoundnews.com/subscribe Instagram: https://instagram.com/thecompoundnews Twitter: https://twitter.com/thecompoundnews LinkedIn...

Mar 18, 202547 min

Big Market Delusion

On episode 182 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Rob Arnott to discuss: the market selloff, value stocks, the evolution of the CAPE ratio, international stocks, and much more! This episode is sponsored by VanEck. Find out more about The VanEck CLO ETF (CLOI) at: http://VanEck.com/CLOIJosh Sign up for The Compound Newsletter and never miss out!: https://www.thecompoundnews.com/subscribe Instagram: https://instagram.com/thecompoundnews Twitter: http...

Mar 14, 20251 hr 19 min

S*** Just Got Real, Earnings Estimates Fall With Nick Colas, Trump’s Argentina Playbook

On this TCAF Tuesday, Josh Brown is joined by Nick Colas, co-founder of DataTrek Research, to discuss policy uncertainty, current market sentiment, the divergence in global markets, what an elevated Vix means for the market, minimum volatility strategies, and more! Then, at 37:31, hear an all-new episode of What Are Your Thoughts with Josh and Michael Batnick! This episode is sponsored by Public. Fund your account in five minutes or less at https://public.com/WAYT and get up to $10,000 when you ...

Mar 11, 20251 hr 42 min

Tom Lee to the Rescue

On episode 181 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Tom Lee to discuss: how bull markets end, the trade war, odds of a recession, the case for a Bitcoin reserve, Tesla’s crash, Tom’s “Granny Shots” stock picks, and much more! This episode is sponsored by Cambria. Visit cambriafunds.com/351 to take the next step in innovative, tax-savvy investing today. Sign up for a free trial of Fundstrat at: http://fundstrat.com/tom Sign up for The Compound Newslet...

Mar 07, 20251 hr 30 min

Tariffs (Finally) Wreck the Stock Market, Ackman’s Buffett Bid, April “Tax Drain” Sell-Offs

On this TCAF Tuesday, hear an all-new episode of What Are Your Thoughts with Josh Brown and Michael Batnick! They discuss the recent market turmoil, Trump's tariffs, Bill Ackman's aspirations, the strategic crypto reserve, and much more! This episode is sponsored by Betterment and Rocket Money! To learn more about Betterment, visit http://Betterment.com/advisors Cancel your unwanted subscriptions today by visiting: http://rocketmoney.com/compound Sign up for The Compound Newsletter and never mis...

Mar 04, 20251 hr 5 min

Price-Chasing Donkey

On episode 180 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Jim Lebenthal, Chief Equity Strategist and Partner at Cerity Partners to discuss: Nvidia earnings reaction, Apple's investments in America, tariffs and reshoring, Jim's favorite stocks, and much more! This episode is sponsored by Betterment. Grow your RIA your way: https://www.betterment.com/advisors Sign up for The Compound Newsletter and never miss out!: https://www.thecompoundnews.com/subscribe I...

Feb 28, 20251 hr 22 min

Downside Surprises With Callie Cox, Buffett’s New Letter, Bitcoin Crashes

On this TCAF Tuesday, Josh Brown is joined by Callie Cox to discuss the recent "growth scare" that's been bothering the stock market this month. Then at 35:21, hear an all-new episode of What Are Your Thoughts with Josh Brown and Michael Batnick! Happy Birthday Josh!! This episode is sponsored by Betterment! Visit: http://Betterment.com/advisors to learn more! Sign up for The Compound Newsletter and never miss out! Instagram: https://instagram.com/thecompoundnews Twitter: https://twitter.com/the...

Feb 26, 20251 hr 29 min

Live in Naples with Brian Belski

On episode 179 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Brian Belski live from Naples Florida to discuss: portfolio construction, dividend stocks, the beneficiaries of AI, Brian's market outlook, the case for Canadian stocks, and much more! This episode is sponsored by Public. Fund your account in five minutes or less at https://public.com/compound and get up to $10,000 when you transfer your old portfolio. Sign up for The Compound Newsletter and never m...

Feb 21, 20251 hr 6 min
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