Episodes

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...
Feb. 28, 2025

Price-Chasing Donkey

On episode 180 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Jim Lebenthal , Chief Equity Strategist and Partner at Cerity Partners to discuss: Nvidia earnings reaction, Apple's investment...
Feb. 26, 2025

Downside Surprises With Callie Cox, Buffett’s New Letter, Bitcoin Crashes

On this TCAF Tuesday, Josh Brown is joined by Callie Cox to discuss the recent "growth scare" that's been bothering the stock market this month. Then at 35:21, hear an all-new episode of What Are Your Thoughts with Josh Brown...
Feb. 21, 2025

Live in Naples with Brian Belski

On episode 179 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Brian Belski live from Naples Florida to discuss: portfolio construction, dividend stocks, the beneficiaries of AI, Brian's mar...
Feb. 18, 2025

Global Stocks Lead, US Lags, How DOGE Layoffs Might Affect the Economy, Josh’s Breakout in Progress

On this TCAF Tuesday, hear an all-new episode of What Are Your Thoughts with Josh Brown and Michael Batnick ! This episode is sponsored by Public! Visit: Public.com/WAYT and get up to $10,000 when you transfer your old portfo...
Feb. 14, 2025

It’s Not the Money, It’s the Mood

On episode 178 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Robert Frank to discuss: how the richest people invest and spend their money, the wealth effect, how different generations view...
Feb. 11, 2025

Mag 7 Falls Behind, How David Adelman Bought the 76ers, Bill Ackman Buys Uber

On this TCAF Tuesday, Josh Brown and Michael Batnick sit down with David Adelman, CEO of Campus Apartments, co-founder and Vice Chairman of FS Investments, and the founder of Darco Capital to discuss his early start in real e...
Feb. 7, 2025

Stock Shortage

On episode 177 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by David Giroux of T. Rowe Price to discuss: David's outlook for stocks, the Barron's Roundtable, the opportunity in fixed income,...
Feb. 5, 2025

Disregarding Tariff Terror With Nick and Jessica, Palantir Explodes, Amazon and Alphabet Report Earnings

On this TCAF Tuesday, Josh Brown is joined by Nick Colas and Jessica Rabe, co-founders of DataTrek Research to discuss the Trump Tariffs, disruptive innovation, DeepSeek AI and the healthcare sector, and more. Then at 37:30, ...
Jan. 31, 2025

Dan Ives: Still the First Inning for AI

On episode 176 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Dan Ives to discuss: DeepSeek's impact on the market, Nvidia's growth outlook, Elon's bold Tesla prediction, and much more! Thi...
Jan. 28, 2025

2025 Crypto Predictions with Pantera’s Franklin Bi, the AI Crash with Alex Kantrowitz

On this TCAF Tuesday, Josh Brown is joined by Franklin Bi , General Partner at Pantera Capital to discuss the regulatory changes and predictions for Crypto in 2025 following the executive order of the Trump administration "St...
Jan. 24, 2025

The Blue Chips of Junk

On episode 175 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Bob Elliott , Co-Founder, CEO, and CIO of Unlimited Funds to discuss: Netflix earnings, the labor market, tariff winners and lo...
Jan. 21, 2025

How to Spot a Bottom in Stocks

On this TCAF Tuesday, hear an all-new episode of What Are Your Thoughts with Michael Batnick and special guest Steve Strazza , Director of Research at All Star Charts! This episode is sponsored The Compound Insider. For a cha...
Jan. 17, 2025

JC's Revenge

On episode 174 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by TCAF Legend JC Parets ! They discuss luck vs skill in the market, the best performing asset of the 21st century (so far), risk-...
Jan. 15, 2025

Market Bubbles With Owen Lamont, Autonomous Vehicles Everywhere, Barron’s Roundtable

On this TCAF Tuesday, Josh Brown is joined by Owen Lamont , Senior Vice President and Portfolio Manager at Acadian Asset Management to discuss his piece “The Seven Pillars of Market Bubbles". Then at 40:44, hear an all-new ep...
Jan. 10, 2025

Dark Matter

On episode 173 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Julie Hyman and Doug Boneparth to discuss: the rising 10-year, the real estate market, Presidential volatility, the labor marke...
Jan. 8, 2025

Jensen's robots, Zuckerberg bends the knee, AI is the economy

On this TCAF Tuesday, hear an all-new episode of What Are Your Thoughts with Josh Brown and Michael Batnick as they talk AI, eye-catching charts, MuskCoin, the alchemists, Jensen Huang Keynote, and more! This episode is spons...
Jan. 3, 2025

Why Brian Wesbury is Bearish

On episode 172 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Brian Wesbury , Chief Economist at First Trust Advisors to discuss his outlook on 2024, Recessions, Monetary Policy, Bitcoin, b...