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
April 1, 2025
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 ...
March 31, 2025
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...
March 28, 2025
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...
March 25, 2025
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 Wh...
March 18, 2025
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 Pub...
March 13, 2025
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! ...
March 11, 2025
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...
March 7, 2025
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, To...
March 4, 2025
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, a...
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