Episodes
Aug. 22, 2025
Tom Lee Says It's Still Early
On episode 205 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Tom Lee to discuss: V-shaped recoveries, the AI driven economy, a stock-picker's market, Ja...
Aug. 19, 2025
Coinbase Is the Godfather, the Return of Cathie Wood, Neil Dutta on Jackson Hole
On this TCAF Tuesday, Josh and Michael sit down with Coinbase Chief Financial Officer, Alesia Haas, and Chief Legal Officer, Paul Grewal, to dive into what’s next for the world’s largest digital asset exchange. Then at 45:23,...
Aug. 15, 2025
Does the Stock Market Know Something We Don’t?
On episode 204 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick is joined by Shannon Saccocia and Todd Sohn to discuss: the market narrative, the AI economy, ARK's big run, Circle's round trip, M&A, the labor ma...
Aug. 12, 2025
Things People Say in a Bull Market
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 F/m Investments/ To learn more about F/m Compoundr series...
Aug. 8, 2025
The Week We All Found Out
On episode 203 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Sam Ro and Luke Kawa to discuss: AI dominating the economy, crypto and PE in 401(k)s, consumer ...
Aug. 5, 2025
Socialist Mayors, AI vs Labor With Callie Cox, Falling Knife Stocks
On this TCAF Tuesday, Josh is joined by Garrett Baldwin to discuss the socioeconomic factors behind why the stock market is making record highs but young people are embracing socialism in their political choices. Then at 42:0...
Aug. 1, 2025
Why Valuations Don't Matter
On episode 202 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Adam Parker to discuss: earnings season, the Fed holding steady, R&D spending in big tech, Hulk Hog...
July 29, 2025
Trump Is Winning His Trade War, Michael Cembalest on 20 Years Running Research at Jpmorgan, Earnings Reactions Galore
On this TCAF Tuesday, Michael Cembalest, Chairman of Market and Investment Strategy at J.P. Morgan Asset & Wealth Management joins Josh and Michael to mark the 20th anniversary of Eye on the Market , his influential research ...
July 25, 2025
Meme Stocks or Manipulation?
On episode 201 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Ritholtz Wealth COO Nick Maggiulli and Investopedia's Caleb Silver to discuss: are meme stocks market...
July 22, 2025
Stocks Fueling Consumers, AI Bull Market Tracks the Late 90’s With Nick and Jessica, Mohamed El-Erian Tells Powell to Resign
On this TCAF Tuesday, Josh Brown is joined by Nick Colas and Jessica Rabe, co-founders of DataTrek Research . They take a look at the current earnings and valuation of the S&P 500 to determine whether or not there is still up...
July 18, 2025
Everybody's Wrong
On episode 200 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by TCAF legend JC Parets to discuss: the most important sector in the market, the biggest contrarian call, the...
July 15, 2025
Time to Sell Nvidia? Plus A16Z on Stablecoins and a Netflix Earnings Preview
On this TCAF Tuesday, Josh and Michael are joined by Sam Broner of a16z crypto to break down the biggest developments in the world of stablecoins. From PayPal and Circle to the role of U.S. regulators, this conversation cover...
July 11, 2025
Reasons to Remain Overweight
On episode 199 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Ryan Detrick and Sonu Varghese to discuss: how AI saved the market, mid-year market takeaways, Bitcoin's ne...
July 8, 2025
How Does Apple Get Its Mojo Back?
On this TCAF Tuesday, Michael Batnick is here with a special edition of What Are Your Thoughts with special guests Cullen Roche, Eric Balchunas and Alex Kantrowitz. They discuss: who can replace the dollar, will the d...
July 4, 2025
When Will the AI Bubble Pop?
On episode 198 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick is joined by Joe Fahmy and Shay Boloor to discuss: where we are in the market cycle, the outlook for AI stocks, how Apple got left behind, the next Mag 7, ...
July 1, 2025
Vanguard’s Joe Davis on AI vs Debt, NVDA $4 Trillion, the US Dollar Plunges, Next Hot IPOs
On this TCAF Tuesday, Josh Brown sits down with Joe Davis , Vanguard’s Global Chief Economist and Global Head of the Investment Strategy Group to discuss Vanguard's 50th anniversary, Joe's new book, AI, megatrends, inflation,...
June 27, 2025
Statement Risk
On episode 197 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Cole Wilcox , Founder, CEO and CIO of Longboard Asset Management to discuss: all things trend following, using...
June 24, 2025
The Next Circle IPO, Ric Edelman on Crypto Allocations, Novo Nordisk vs Hims, Dumbflation
On this TCAF Tuesday, Josh Brown sits down with Ric Edelman , Founder of Edelman Financial Engines to discuss: how far Bitcoin has come, the correct Bitcoin allocation, Tokenization, Stablecoins, and much more! Then at 01:03...
June 20, 2025
Why Defensive Stocks Have Disappeared
On this special episode of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Matt Cerminaro and Todd Sohn for the ultimate CHART ON session! They discuss: the Fed, market sent...
June 17, 2025
Congress Trades During Tariff Announcement, Oil Market Reaction to Israel vs Iran, OpenAI vs MSFT
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 GrayScale. Curious about investing in crypto and not sure where t...
June 13, 2025
The Next Big Short is the Trade War
On episode 196 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Steve Eisman to discuss: behind-the-scenes on The Big Short, what's going on with the trade war, what looks good in...
June 10, 2025
Nick and Jessica on Tech Earnings, Mary Meeker’s AI Tour de Force, ARR Models
On this TCAF Tuesday, Josh Brown is joined by Nick Colas and Jessica Rabe of DataTrek Research to discuss why February was probably not the top, how expensive US tech stocks are, AI, sports and more! Then, at 49:30, hear an a...
June 6, 2025
Individuals Outsmart the Pros, Live From Chicago With Ben and Callie, Morningstar CEO Kunal Kapoor
On episode 195 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Ben Carlson and Callie Cox in front of a live audience to discuss: the biggest market surprises of 2025 so far, gov...
May 30, 2025
Why Initial Jobless Claims Could Blow Up the Stock Market
On episode 194 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Jens Nordvig , Founder and CEO of Exante Data to discuss: the latest on tariffs, the significance of jobless claims, th...