The Compound and Friends
Join Downtown Josh Brown, Michael Batnick, and a rotation of their friends every Friday for expert insight and hot takes on the latest in business and investing.
Recent Episodes
May 9, 2025
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 …
May 6, 2025
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!…
May 2, 2025
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 explosio...
April 29, 2025
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 t...
April 25, 2025
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 Ass...
April 22, 2025
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 ...
April 18, 2025
End of an Empire (EP.188)
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 tr...
April 15, 2025
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. S...
April 11, 2025
The Craziest Week Ever (EP.187)
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, na...
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