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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/
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Episodes

How to Spot a Bottom in Stocks

On this TCAF Tuesday, hear an all-new episode of What Are Your Thoughts with Michael Batnick and special guest Steve Strazza , Director of Research at All Star Charts! This episode is sponsored by The Compound Insider. For a chance to win a SIGNED copy of Josh’s new book, subscribe here: https://www.thecompoundnews.com/subscribe Instagram: https://instagram.com/thecompoundnews Twitter: https://twitter.com/thecompoundnews LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-compound-media/ Investing in...

Jan 21, 202545 min

JC's Revenge

On episode 174 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by TCAF Legend JC Parets ! They discuss luck vs skill in the market, the best performing asset of the 21st century (so far), risk-on indicators, JC's big short, the breakout in bank stocks, Bitcoin's consolidation, and much more! This episode is sponsored by FP Alpha. To learn more about their tax planning solution for advisors, visit: https://go.fpalpha.com/compound Sign up for The Compound Newsletter...

Jan 17, 20251 hr 32 min

Market Bubbles With Owen Lamont, Autonomous Vehicles Everywhere, Barron’s Roundtable

On this TCAF Tuesday, Josh Brown is joined by Owen Lamont , Senior Vice President and Portfolio Manager at Acadian Asset Management to discuss his piece “The Seven Pillars of Market Bubbles". Then at 40:44, hear an all-new episode of What Are Your Thoughts with Josh Brown and Michael Batnick ! This episode is sponsored by F/M Investments and Rocket Money ! To learn more about F/m ETFs, visit: www.fminvest.com Cancel your unwanted subscriptions today by visiting: http://rocketmoney.com/compound S...

Jan 15, 20251 hr 45 min

Dark Matter

On episode 173 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Julie Hyman and Doug Boneparth to discuss: the rising 10-year, the real estate market, Presidential volatility, the labor market, private equity, quantum computing stocks, and much more! This episode is sponsored by VanEck. To learn more about VanEck's Uranium and Nuclear ETF, visit: http://www.vaneck.com/NLR Investing involves the risk of loss. This podcast is for informational purposes only and sh...

Jan 10, 20251 hr 28 min

Jensen's robots, Zuckerberg bends the knee, AI is the economy

On this TCAF Tuesday, hear an all-new episode of What Are Your Thoughts with Josh Brown and Michael Batnick as they talk AI, eye-catching charts, MuskCoin, the alchemists, Jensen Huang Keynote, and more! This episode is sponsored by Public and Rocket Money ! Visit: http://Public.com/WAYT and lock in a 6% or higher yield with a Bond Account. Cancel your unwanted subscriptions today by visiting: http://rocketmoney.com/compound Sign up for The Compound Newsletter and never miss out! https://www.the...

Jan 08, 20251 hr 2 min

Why Brian Wesbury is Bearish

On episode 172 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Brian Wesbury , Chief Economist at First Trust Advisors to discuss his outlook on 2025, Recessions, Monetary Policy, Bitcoin, being an Eagle Scout and more! This episode is sponsored by iShares by BlackRock! To learn more, visit: ishares.com/bitcoin ! IBIT is the largest spot bitcoin ETP by AUM as of 11/30/24 and most traded spot bitcoin ETP by 20-day avg. trading volumes from 1/11/24-7/24/24. Sourc...

Jan 03, 20251 hr 32 min

The Biggest Winners and Losers of 2024

On this TCAF Tuesday, hear an all-new episode of What Are Your Thoughts with Josh Brown and Michael Batnick ! Happy New Year Compound Nation!! Thanks for rocking with us! This episode is sponsored by Public! Fund your account in five minutes or less at 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! https://www.thecompoundnews.com/subscribe Instagram: https://instagram.com/thecompoundnews Twitter: https://twitter...

Dec 31, 20241 hr 11 min

Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Harvey Schwartz

On episode 171 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Harvey Schwartz, CEO of Carlyle and former president of Goldman Sachs to discuss Harvey's remarkable journey through the financial industry. In this episode, Harvey tells us about his early career as a fitness instructor and cold-caller, lessons learned during the 2008 financial crisis, saving Goldman during the financial crisis, Carlyles current momentum, and the rise of private equity and private ...

Dec 27, 202450 min

Cut Your Losses, Size up Your Winners

On episode 170 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Nick Colas , Co-Founder of DataTrek Research to discuss: the market's reaction to the latest Fed cut, if international stocks are worth the risk, the outlook for 2025, the latest in Tesla, the wisdom of Steve Cohen, and much more! This episode is sponsored by Global X and Public. To learn more about Global X’s entire suite of ETFs from covered calls, fixed income, emerging markets, and more, visit: ...

Dec 20, 20241 hr 21 min

Stay Bullish on America With Nick Colas, Everyone’s Building AI Chips, Ringing the Bell

On this TCAF Tuesday, Josh Brown is joined by Nick Colas , co-founder of DataTrek Research , to discuss today's market vs the dot com bubble, U.S. Stocks compared to the rest of the world, top performing S&P financials, ROE machines, and more! Then, at 42:59, hear an all-new episode of What Are Your Thoughts with Josh and Michael Batnick ! This episode is sponsored by Rocket Money! Cancel your unwanted subscriptions today by visiting: http://rocketmoney.com/compound Sign up for The Compound ...

Dec 18, 20241 hr 40 min

Is Rick Rieder a Bond King?

On episode 169 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Rick Rieder , Chief Investment Officer of Global Fixed Income and Head of the Global Allocation Investment Team at BlackRock. Hear all about how Rick got started in the industry, the future of fixed income, the Fed's successes and failures, private markets, and much more! This episode is sponsored by Public! Lock in a 6% or higher yield with a Bond Account at: https://public.com/compound Take the TC...

Dec 13, 20241 hr 6 min

CEOs and Trump with Jeff Sonnenfeld, quantum computing, Hawk Tuah coin

On this TCAF Tuesday, Josh Brown is joined by Jeffrey Sonnenfeld to discuss: President Trump's economic policies, his relationship with the business community, the impact of tariffs, deregulation, and much more! Then, at 40:20 hear an all-new episode of What Are Your Thoughts with Josh and Michael Batnick with a special appearance by Caleb Silver , Editor in Chief at Investopedia! This episode is sponsored by Public! Visit: https://public.com/wayt and lock in a 6% or higher yield with a Bond Acc...

Dec 11, 20241 hr 41 min

The Contrarian

On episode 168 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Peter Boockvar , CIO at Bleakley Financial Group, to discuss: the future of Bitcoin, Art Cashin's legacy, contrarian investing, the case for platinum, Chinese stocks, the most beaten down stocks in the market, and much more! This episode is sponsored by Astoria Portfolio Advisors! To learn more about ROE, visit: http://AstoriaAdvisorsETFs.com/ROE/ Take the TCAF audience survey! Sign up for The Compo...

Dec 06, 20241 hr 28 min

The Degen Dow, Trump’s Shadow Fed Chair With Jim Bianco, RIP Art Cashin

On this TCAF Tuesday, Josh Brown is joined by Jim Bianco, President and Macro Strategist at Bianco Research to discuss: the bond market, if Bitcoin could actually reach $13 million, the Fed's political dimension, and more! Then, at 39:45 hear an all-new episode of What Are Your Thoughts with Josh and Michael Batnick ! This episode is sponsored by YCharts! Visit: https://go.ycharts.com/compound and and get 20% off your initial YCharts Professional subscription when you start your free YCharts tri...

Dec 03, 20241 hr 22 min

Watching credit spreads with Nick and Jessica, "Bessent Fever," the ponzi sleeve

On this TCAF Tuesday, Josh Brown is joined by Nick Colas and Jessica Rabe, co-founders of DataTrek Research , to discuss: bond spreads, investor confidence, the risks of excessive speculation, the U.S. labor market, valuations, and much more! Then, at 43:26, hear an all-new episode of What Are Your Thoughts with Josh and Michael Batnick ! This episode is sponsored by Public. Discover how you can lock in a 6% or higher yield with a Bond Account at: http://public.com/wayt WAYT survey: https://www....

Nov 27, 20241 hr 40 min

Old Man Yells at the Cloud

On episode 167 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Cliff Asness , of AQR Capital Management, to discuss: the less efficient market hypothesis, value investing, the quant world, private equity, and much more! This episode is sponsored by Public! Lock in a 6% or higher yield with a Bond Account at: https://public.com/compound Take the TCAF audience survey! Sign up for The Compound Newsletter and never miss out! Instagram: https://instagram.com/thecomp...

Nov 22, 20241 hr 45 min

Something's Going to Break, We Don't Know What

On this special episode of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Michael Cembalest to discuss: what Trump's win means for stocks and the economy, how Democrats lost big on inflation, the biggest risks to the market in 2025, and much more! This episode is sponsored by Rocket Money. Visit: http://rocketmoney.com/compound and cancel your unwanted subscriptions today! Sign up for The Compound Newsletter and never miss out! Instagram: https://instagram.com/th...

Nov 19, 20241 hr 18 min

Buy the Election, Sell the Inauguration

On episode 166 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Adam Parker to discuss: the biggest risks to the market, David Einhorn on valuations, the Fed's next move, the dumbest chart ever, and much more! This episode is sponsored by KraneShares! Watch their post-election webinar with Terry Branstad at: http://kraneshares.com/compound Sign up for The Compound Newsletter and never miss out! Instagram: https://instagram.com/thecompoundnews Twitter: https://tw...

Nov 15, 20241 hr 13 min

S&P 6,000, Elon wins, replacing gensler, remembering Mac McQuown with Robin Wigglesworth

On this TCAF Tuesday, Robin Wigglesworth of the Financial Times joins Josh Brown to discuss the passing of Mac McQuown, the founding Director of Dimensional Fund Advisors, and the history of market indexing. Then, at 33:18, hear an all-new episode of What Are Your Thoughts with Josh and Michael Batnick ! Thanks to YCharts for sponsoring this episode! Make sure to catch Josh on the next YCharts webinar by signing up at: https://ycharts.zoom.us/webinar/register/6617303217309/WN_NtP3oRGISTqI39HztpC...

Nov 12, 20241 hr 36 min

Katie Bar the Door

On episode 165 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Katie Stockton to discuss: the election's impact the market, the explosion in financial stocks, reasons to be cautious, small caps vs the S&P, the benefit of technical analysis, Bitcoin as a reserve currency, and much more! This episode is sponsored by VanEck. Learn more about the VanEck Uranium and Nuclear ETF (NLR) at: http://VanEck.com/NLR Sign up for The Compound Newsletter and never miss ou...

Nov 08, 20241 hr 23 min

The Compound's Post-Election Special with Callie, Ben, Michael and Josh

On this special episode of Live from The Compound, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Ben Carlson and Callie Cox to discuss their post election investing ideas. This episode is sponsored by Rocket Money! Visit: http://rocketmoney.com/compound and cancel your unwanted subscriptions today! 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...

Nov 06, 20241 hr 3 min

Trading the Election

On episode 164 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Jack Raines to discuss: earnings season, betting on the election, The Washington Post's subscriber exodus, red hot Reddit, Michael Saylor can't get enough Bitcoin, once a New Yorker always a New Yorker, and much more! This episode is sponsored by Public and BlackRock. Discover how you can lock in a 6% or higher yield with a Bond Account at: http://public.com/compound iShares launched three new ETFs ...

Nov 01, 20241 hr 12 min

The Real Reason Treasury Yields Rose With Nick and Jessica, Election Bets and Market Vol With Callie Cox

On this TCAF Tuesday, Josh Brown is joined by Nick Colas and Jessica Rabe, co-founders of DataTrek Research , to discuss the Election, current market valuations, the Federal Debt, and more! Then, at 34:22, hear an all-new episode of What Are Your Thoughts with Michael Batnick and guest host Callie Cox ! Thanks to Public for sponsoring this episode! Lock in a 6% or higher yield with a Bond Account by visiting: https://public.com/wayt Sign up for The Compound newsletter and never miss out: https:/...

Oct 29, 20241 hr 23 min

The Intelligent Investor

On episode 163 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Jason Zweig of the Wall Street Journal to discuss: the best investing book ever written, what Ben Graham would think about today's market, buffered ETFs, Jason's last conversation with Charlie Munger, and much more! Thanks to Public for sponsoring this episode! Visit: https://public.com/compound to lock in a 6% or higher yield with a Bond Account. Sign up for The Compound Newsletter and never miss o...

Oct 25, 20241 hr 25 min

The Battle for Pfizer Begins

On this special episode of The Compound and Friends, Robert Armstrong , US financial commentator for the Financial Times, joins Josh Brown to discuss the revelation that activist hedge fund Starboard Value has taken a billion dollar stake in Pfizer. Don't forget to sign up for The Compound Newsletter to receive Callie's free Election Chartbook! Instagram: https://instagram.com/thecompoundnews Twitter: https://twitter.com/thecompoundnews LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-compound-med...

Oct 21, 202427 min

Strength Leads to Strength

On episode 162 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Warren Pies and Fernando Vidal of 3Fourteen Research to discuss: the perfect backdrop for gold, when to fade strategist price targets, overall market valuations, the bifurcated economy, and much more! Thanks to Global X for sponsoring this episode! To learn more about Global X’s entire suite of ETFs visit: https://www.globalxetfs.com/ Sign up for The Compound Newsletter and never miss out! Instagram...

Oct 18, 20241 hr 27 min

Bill Sweet on the Tax Time Bomb, the Bull Market Turns Two

On this TCAF Tuesday, Ritholtz Wealth CFO Bill Sweet joins Josh Brown to discuss "The Tax Time Bomb", and what becomes of the tax cuts of late 2017, post election. Then, at 29:00, hear an all-new episode of What Are Your Thoughts with Josh and Michael Batnick ! Thanks to YCharts for sponsoring this episode! Get 20% off your initial YCharts Professional subscription when you start your free YCharts trial and tell them WAYT sent you (new customers only): https://go.ycharts.com/which-asset-classes-...

Oct 15, 20241 hr 37 min

Living in a Post Cycle World

On episode 161 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by David Kelly , Chief Global Strategist at J.P. Morgan Asset Management, to discuss: inflation, the economy vs the market, the downside of a strong dollar, the problem with tariffs, and much more! Thanks to Public for sponsoring this episode! Visit: http://public.com/compound to lock in a 6% or higher yield with a Bond Account. Sign up for The Compound Newsletter and never miss out! https://www.thecom...

Oct 11, 20241 hr 10 min

Tesla’s Taxi Day, Jobs Report Shocker, Dan Dolev on PayPal’s Comeback

On this TCAF Tuesday, Mizuho fintech analyst Dan Dolev joins Josh Brown to discuss the potential earthquake coming for Visa and Mastercard, the reasons behind PayPal's big rally this year, why Affirm's genius founder Max Levchin is important to watch and Accenture as a "picks and shovels" play for investing in AI. Then, at 44:47, hear an all-new episode of What Are Your Thoughts with Josh and Michael Batnick ! This episode is sponsored by Rocket Money! Visit: http://rocketmoney.com/compound and ...

Oct 08, 20241 hr 48 min

The Myth of Cash on the Sidelines

On episode 160 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Sam Ro and Dan Greenhaus to discuss: the future of podcasting, the surge in Chinese stocks, what an "average" year in the market looks like, streaming vs cable, and much more! This episode is sponsored by Pacer ETFs. To learn more about the Cash Cows series of ETFs, visit: https://www.paceretfs.com/products/cowg Sign up for The Compound Newsletter and never miss out! https://www.thecompoundnews.com/...

Oct 04, 20241 hr 39 min
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