Episodes

Nov. 21, 2023

Sam Altman and OpenAI, SpaceX and Starlink, Nvidia Earnings

On this episode of TCAF Tuesday, Josh Brown talks SpaceX, Starlink, and OpenAI with Aaron Dillon. Then, Josh and Michael Batnick are joined by tech expert Alex Kantrowitz on an all-new episode of What Are Your Thoughts where they discuss Sam Altman, Nvidia earnings, Michael Burry, Jim Chanos, and much more! Thanks to Public for sponsoring this episode. To learn more about Public treasury accounts, visit: https://public.com/compound Check out the latest in financial blogger fashion at The Compo...
Nov. 17, 2023

The Fed’s Gonna Cut

On episode 118 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Kevin Simpson to discuss: covered call strategies, the Fed, Warren Buffett's latest moves, and much more! This episode is sponsored by Kraneshares. To learn more about the KraneShares Global Luxury Index ETF, visit: https://kraneshares.com/klxy/?adsource=wealthcast Check out the latest in financial blogger fashion at The Compound shop: https://www.idontshop.com Investing involves the risk of loss...
Nov. 14, 2023

Why Americans Hate Joe Biden’s Economy

On this episode of TCAF Tuesday, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Rob Copeland to discuss his new book "The Fund: Ray Dalio, Bridgewater Associates, and the Unraveling of a Wall Street Legend." Thanks to YCharts for sponsoring this episode. Sign up for the YCharts year end webinar with Michael and Ben here: https://ycharts.zoom.us/webinar/register/1316977225613/WN_ZwvEURfASPK06-zAxVKEWA#/registration Check out the latest in financial blogger fashion at The Compound shop: h...
Nov. 10, 2023

The Recession We Deserve

On episode 117 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Callie Cox and Malcolm Ethridge to discuss: market sentiment, Robinhood earnings, Warren Buffett and his cash, interest rates, the yield curve, recession calls, weight loss drugs, and much more! This episode is sponsored Simplify. Learn more about their diversification-focused strategies at: https://www.simplify.us/ Check out the latest in financial blogger fashion at The Compound shop: https://ww...
Nov. 7, 2023

The Credit Crunch Is Just Beginning

On this special episode of TCAF Tuesday, Michael Batnick, Barry Ritholtz, and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Campbell Harvey to discuss: the state of the economy, the yield curve indicator, the next recession, and much more! This episode is sponsored by LifeX. Learn more at: lifexfunds.com. Check out the latest in financial blogger fashion at The Compound shop: https://www.idontshop.com LifeX distributions, which are paid monthly and total $1 per share per year, either fixed or inflation-p...
Nov. 3, 2023

The AI Moment Comes to Wall Street

On episode 116 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Eric Jackson to discuss: the market's strong start to November, using AI and machine learning to find alpha, the magnificent 7, fintech stocks, the court ruling impacting real estate stocks, and much more! This episode is sponsored by US Benchmark Series. Learn more about the US Treasury 3 Month Bill ETF (TBIL) at: https://www.ustreasuryetf.com/ Check out the latest in financial blogger fashion at...
Oct. 31, 2023

Fixing PayPal With Dan Dolev, Stop Crying and Buy Bonds

On this episode of TCAF Tuesday, Downtown Josh Brown is joined by Dan Dolev to discuss Paypal, SoFi, Affirm, and the latest in Fintech! Then Josh teams up with Michael Batnick for an all-new episode of What Are Your Thoughts. See what they have to say about a 4th quarter rally, the American economy, interest rates, dumb money, Apple's M3 chips, and much more! Thanks to Public for sponsoring this episode! Go to https://public.com/compound to lock in a historic 5.5% yield on your cash. Watch thi...
Oct. 27, 2023

The Trillion Dollar Question

On episode 115 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Rick Brink (Senior Vice President and Market Strategist at Alliance Bernstein) to discuss: inflation, what constitutes a recession, monetary policy, going long duration, the biggest risks to the market, and much more! This episode is brought to you by Public. Visit Public.com/compound to learn more about how to lock in a historic 5.5% yield on your cash. Check out the latest in financial blogger f...
Oct. 24, 2023

Why You Shouldn’t Sell Your Losers Yet

On this episode of TCAF Tuesday, Downtown Josh Brown kicks things off with his thoughts on Killers of the Flower Moon, how Netflix won the streaming wars, and parenthood. Then Josh teams up with Michael Batnick for an all-new episode of What Are Your Thoughts. See what they have to say about the biggest topics in investing and finance! On this episode they discuss: Microsoft and Google earnings, small caps, gold, M&A vs IPOs, tax loss harvesting, and much more! Thanks to US Benchmark Series for...
Oct. 20, 2023

Entering Year Two of the Bull Market with Tom Lee

On episode 114 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Tom Lee to discuss: earnings, the liquidity starved bull market, economic indicators, the Fed's next move, housing, and much more! This episode is brought to you by Kraneshares. To learn more about their Global Luxury Index ETF (KLXY), visit: https://kraneshares.com/klxy/?adsource=wealthcast Sign up for a free 30 day trial of FS Insight at: https://bit.ly/thecompound-fsinsight Check out the lates...
Oct. 17, 2023

No Recession - Wall Street Economists Flip

Join Downtown Josh Brown and Michael Batnick for an all-new episode of What Are Your Thoughts and see what they have to say about the biggest topics in investing and finance! On this episode they discuss: earnings, the luxury slowdown, recession odds, long-term bonds, Bitcoin ETFs, and much more! Thanks to YCharts for sponsoring this episode! Click the link below to receive your own copy of the “Top 10 Visuals for Clients & Prospects” slide deck, and remember, you can get 20% off your initial s...
Oct. 13, 2023

The New Kings of Wall Street

On episode 113 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick is joined by Jan van Eck and Andrew Beer to discuss: the bond market, the national debt, private-credit, alts, managed futures, the Sam Bankman-Fried trial, and much more! This episode is brought to you by iShares. To learn more about the iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX), visit: https://www.ishares.com/us/products/239705/ishares-semiconductor-etf Check out the latest in financial blogger fashion at The Compound shop: https://www.idont...
Oct. 10, 2023

Did Bonds Just Bottom?

Join Downtown Josh Brown and Michael Batnick for an all-new episode of What Are Your Thoughts and see what they have to say about the biggest topics in investing and finance! Then, stay tuned for Josh's conversation with Jacob Sonenshine of Barron's. Thanks to Public for sponsoring this episode! Go to https://public.com/compound to lock in a historic 5.5% yield on your cash. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtube.com/live/N8uFmdPydFo Sign up for The Compound newsletter and never miss ...
Oct. 6, 2023

Zuckerberg vs OpenAI

On episode 112 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Alex Kantrowitz to discuss the big tech landscape, AI competition, augmented reality, Michael Lewis and SBF, and much more! Today’s show is brought to you by Birddogs. Visit: https://birddogs.com/compound or enter promo code COMPOUND for a free white-tech dad hat with every purchase! Check out the latest in financial blogger fashion at The Compound shop: https://www.idontshop.com Investing involv...
Oct. 3, 2023

The Bottoming Process

Join Downtown Josh Brown and Michael Batnick for an all-new episode of What Are Your Thoughts and see what they have to say about the biggest topics in investing and finance! On this show they discuss: rising rates, the utilities crash, what Twitter/X is worth, consumer spending, and much more! Thanks to Birddogs for sponsoring this episode! Visit https://www.birddogs.com/THOUGHTS for a free white-tech dad hat with every purchase! Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtube.com/live/BOQqmuu...
Sept. 29, 2023

Is Amazon a Monopoly?

On episode 111 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Perth Tolle and Gunjan Banerji to discuss: Amazon's antitrust issues, a coming secular rotation in equities, Investing in Emerging Markets and China, Meme stocks are back, and much more! Today’s show is brought to you by wealth.com. Visit https://wealth.com/compound for more info! Check out the latest in financial blogger fashion at The Compound shop: https://www.idontshop.com Investing involves ...
Sept. 26, 2023

The Dumb Money

On this TCAF Tuesday, Leif Abraham and Jannick Malling join Downtown Josh Brown (CEO, Ritholtz Wealth Management) to discuss the story of Public.com, and "The Dumb Money" events and meme stock craze of January 2021. Then join Downtown Josh Brown and Michael Batnick (Managing Partner, 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! Thanks to Rocket Money for sponsoring this episode! Go to h...
Sept. 22, 2023

Jeremy Grantham, Bubble Historian

On episode 110 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Jeremy Grantham to discuss: being the "Bubble Historian", Inflation, Modern Valuations, the Four most Dangerous Words, Real Estate, Impact Investing, and much more! Including a few extra words of wisdom. Thanks to Public for sponsoring this episode! Go to https://www.public.com/compound to lock in a historic 5.5% yield on your cash. Check out the latest in financial blogger fashion at The Compound...
Sept. 19, 2023

The Biggest Mystery on Wall Street

On this TCAF Tuesday, Zeke Faux joins Downtown Josh Brown to discuss his new book Number Go Up: Inside Crypto's Wild Rise and Staggering Fall. Then, join Josh and Michael for an all-new episode of What Are Your Thoughts and see what they have to say about the biggest topics in investing and finance! On this episode they discuss: when the recession will arrive, earnings season takeaways, oil prices, the Schwab/TD transition, the ARM IPO, and much more! Thanks to YCharts for sponsoring this episo...
Sept. 15, 2023

Big Market Delusions

On episode 109 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Rob Arnott in front of a live audience at Future Proof. They discuss: lessons from the tech bubble, smart beta, big tech valuations, Tesla and Nvidia, how AI might impact markets and the economy, and much more! Thanks to KraneShares for sponsoring this episode. KraneShares and Rockefeller Asset Management are launching the Ocean Engagement ETF. This ETF invests in public companies with significant ...
Sept. 8, 2023

Only Tesla and Toyota will Survive

On episode 108 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Nick Colas to discuss: Q2 earnings, Moore's law, interest rates, the future of the automotive market, Steve Cohen, and much more! Thanks to GraniteShares for sponsoring this episode. Visit Graniteshares.com to learn more about their single stock ETFs. Check out the latest in financial blogger fashion at The Compound shop: https://www.idontshop.com Investing involves the risk of loss. This podcast...
Sept. 5, 2023

IPO Rundown With Aaron Dillon, Why the Bull Market Isn’t Finished Going Up

On this TCAF Tuesday, Aaron Dillon joins Downtown Josh Brown to discuss what's going on in the IPO market. Then, join Josh and Michael for an all-new episode of What Are Your Thoughts and see what they have to say about the biggest topics in investing and finance! On this episode they discuss: seasonal corrections, SEC vs private capital, the ERC bubble, recession mentions, and much more! Thanks to Rocket Money for sponsoring this episode! Go to https://www.rocketmoney.com/compound for more inf...
Aug. 29, 2023

It’s Time to Buy Value Stocks Now

On this TCAF Tuesday, join Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown for an all-new episode of What Are Your Thoughts and see what they have to say about: Grayscale's legal victory, Goldman selling its advisory business, earnings revisions, value stocks, Nvidia, the Instacart IPO, and much more!! Thanks to Tropical Bros for sponsoring this episode! Use code COMPOUND20 at checkout for 20% off on everything they have, Polo's, Hawaiians, Swimsuits & quarter zips: https://tropicalbros.com/collections...
Aug. 25, 2023

Will There Ever Be Another Warren Buffett?

On episode 107 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Guy Spier to discuss: lunch with Warren Buffett, value investing, managing a hedge fund, Berkshire after Buffett, the bull case for Ferrari, and much more! Thanks to Public for sponsoring this episode. Visit https://public.com/compound for more information on how to earn 5+% interest with a treasury account on public. Check out the latest in financial blogger fashion at The Compound shop: https://...