Ask The Compound

Ask The Compound

Welcome to Ask The Compound, the show where Ben Carlson, Duncan Hill, and a rotating cast of financial experts answer your questions about investing and personal finance.

Recent Episodes

April 30, 2025

The Stock Market Rallied. Now What?

On episode 169 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill discuss the meaning behind U.S. dollar strength or weakness, investing in bonds vs using high yield savings accounts, the optimal amount of emergency savings, bu...
April 23, 2025

What’s the Best Case Trade War Scenario?

On episode 168 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by RWM Chief Investment Officer and Masters in Business host Barry Ritholtz to discuss staying invested amidst bearishness, the best case scenario aro...
April 16, 2025

How to Invest in an Uncertain Market

On episode 167 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by RWM Chief Market Strategist Callie Cox to discuss dealing with policy uncertainty, the bull case for tariffs, politics affecting portfolios, planni...
April 2, 2025

Are Portfolios Becoming Partisan?

On episode 166 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by RWM CFO and tax expert Bill Sweet to discuss consumer sentiment and politics, how TIPS are taxed, parking money after a home sale, getting an inter...
March 26, 2025

When Will Housing Prices Fall?

On episode 165 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by RWM CEO and Halftime Report star Josh Brown to discuss what’s going on with real estate, going through job loss, when to hire a financial advisor, ...
March 19, 2025

Will Tariffs Tank the Economy?

On episode 164 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by RWM Advisor Blair duQuesnay, CFP, CFA to discuss inaccurate Wall Street price targets, possible outcomes from tariffs, approaching difficult conver...
March 12, 2025

Why Is Market Timing a Bad Idea?

On episode 163 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill discuss why market timing is a bad idea, letting winners ride, keeping or selling rental property, preparing for a regional recession, and much more! Submit your...
March 5, 2025

What Happens in a Recession?

On episode 162 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by RWM CFO and Tax Specialist Bill Sweet to discuss narratives around recessions, dealing with market uncertainty, financial planning for a private go...
Feb. 26, 2025

Is There a Passive Investing Bubble?

On episode 161 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill discuss if ETFs can bring down the market, what to focus on as an investment committee member, reducing risk due to a government-induced market collapse, using s...

About the Hosts

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Ben Carlson

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Ben Carlson is the Director of Institutional Asset Management at Ritholtz Wealth Management. He is the co-host of Animal Spirits & Ask The Compound. He is the author of four books, a columnist for Fortune, and the creator of the blog A Wealth of Common Sense.

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Duncan Hill

co-host

Duncan Hill is the Creative Director at Ritholtz Wealth Management and co-host of Ask The Compound.

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