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Oct. 21, 2026
Why Won’t the Housing Market Crash?
On episode 245 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill answer five listener questions on investing, bonds, housing, and personal finance. They discuss why Ben finally bought bonds for the first time in his career, whether paying down a high-interest mortgage beats buying bonds, and why home prices haven't crashed despite higher mortgage rates. Plus, how to think about home country bias when investing internationally, the risks of currency fluctuations, and Ben's best money advice for a
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Oct. 21, 2026
It's a Bloodbath (EP. 487)
On episode 487, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson discuss: AI debt concerns, Coreweave's Rocky IV moment, the 2020s appetite for risk, the Railway boom analogy, carnage under the surface of the stock market, the average stock this year, valuations are falling everywhere, how the stock market has changed, the lottery tickets that didn't hit, billionaires giving away money, baby boomers don't want to pay property taxes and more. This episode is sponsored by WisdomTree. To
Oct. 20, 2026
Doubt but No Fear, SpaceX Reports, Netflix Cleans House, AI Bond Vigilantes, Bending Spoons
On this episode of What Are Your Thoughts, Downtown Josh Brown and Michael Batnick discuss: Netflix cleaning house, whether weak market breadth is actually bad for stocks, the retail investor rally, why doubt is replacing fear in the market, the rise of AI bond vigilantes, what they learned from Steve Eisman about the AI trade, Anthropic's latest investor update, the Degen Dow, Berkshi
Oct. 19, 2026
Talk Your Book: The Case for Value and Momentum
On this episode of Animal Spirits: Talk Your Book, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson are joined by Lance Humphrey from Victory Capital to discuss: why factors like value and momentum are stronger when combined, some red flags when per
Oct. 16, 2026
How OpenAI Could Cause a US Recession With Steve Eisman
On episode 264 of The Compound and Friends, Downtown Josh Brown and Michael Batnick are joined by Steve Eisman to discuss in front of a live audience of University of Miami students: why AI labs are asking to be regulated, the end of tokenmaxxing and the rise of cheap open-weight models, whether any AI company has a moat, CoreWeave's debt and whether AI funding is about to break, why this
Oct. 15, 2026
The Most Game-Changing Company in Wealth with Jason Wenk
On this episode of Talking Wealth, Josh Brown joins Jason Wenk, founder and CEO of Altruist, live on stage in Brooklyn as they interview each other about how Josh first wrote off Altruist as just another new custodian, why being early to a platform matters as much as being good, how the firm uses Altruist's Hazel AI, why Altruist agreed to be acquired by Vanguard and what Vanguard's brand has in common with Berkshire Hathaway, Michael Kitces' take on custody platform fees and motives, and what A
Oct. 14, 2026
How Do You Hedge a Concentrated Stock Market?
On episode 244 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by Bill Sweet to answer six listener questions on investing, retirement planning, taxes, and real estate. They discuss how to diversify away from the concentrated AI trade without going to cash, retirement strategies for high-income business owners, and the best ways for individual investors to buy bonds. Plus, which investments belong in a Roth IRA, how to manage an inherited IRA under the 10-year withdrawal rule, and wh
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Oct. 14, 2026
Are Higher Rates Worse Than ZIRP? (EP. 486)
On episode 486, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson discuss: stock market concentration worries, how to hedge AI market risk, maxing out your 401k, who got richer this decade, AI is crowding out the economy, tariffs didn't work, higher rates are crushing the housing market, why people love parlays and longshot bets, Rotten Tomatoes inflation and more. THE COMPOUND X BROADWAY TICKETS: https://tcaf.ticketspice.com/the-compound-and-friends-live-on-broadway?utm_source=www.thecompo
Oct. 13, 2026
Josh Rings the Bell, Fifteen Year Changes, Bank Earnings, Internals Are Fine
On this episode of What Are Your Thoughts, Downtown Josh Brown and Michael Batnick celebrate 15 years of CNBC's Halftime Report and take a look at just how much the markets have changed since 2011. From the explosive growth of tech stocks and ETFs to the rise in millionaire households and retirement wealth, they break down the numbers behind an incredible 15-year run. Plus, big bank ea