Episodes
Nov. 8, 2019
Year End Rallies (with Josh and Tony Dwyer)
<p>The S&P 500 came into October this year up double digits. It has done so on 42 occasions since 1926. That’s almost 50% of the time. </p><br /><p>Of those 42 times, in 35 cases the market went up through the end o…
Oct. 23, 2019
Private Markets Look Like The Dumb Money Now: What Are Your Thoughts? (with Josh and Michael)
<p>Welcome to the latest edition of What Are Your Thoughts - Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown break down the biggest topics of the moment. On this episode: </p><br /><p>* Private markets used to be thought of as …
Oct. 14, 2019
Everything's Free: The Impact of Zero-fee Trading (with Barry and Dave Nadig)
<p>Dave Nadig, managing director of ETF.com, stops by The Compound to discuss how fee-free trading is changing the investment landscape with Ritholtz Wealth Management Chairman and CIO, Barry Ritholtz.</p><br /><p><a href="h…
Oct. 9, 2019
Banks Can't Forecast Interest Rates Either (with Josh and Michael)
<p>Welcome to the latest edition of What Are Your Thoughts - Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown break down the biggest topics of the moment. On this episode:</p><br /><p>* Get your story straight - are there too many IP…
Oct. 7, 2019
The Yield Curve Indicator (with Josh, Michael, and Campbell Harvey)
<p>Campbell Harvey is a Professor at Duke University and a partner as Research Affiliates. He sat down with Michael Batnick and Josh Brown of Ritholtz Wealth Management to discuss the meaning of the inverted yield curve indi…
Oct. 2, 2019
What Does Commission-Free Trading Mean For You? (with Josh)
<p>Josh here -</p><br /><p>Charles Schwab announced that starting October 7th all commissions on stocks, ETFs and options would go down to zero. The march toward commission-free trading has been happening in slow motion for …
Oct. 1, 2019
The Difference Between Sports Betting & Trading (with Josh, Michael and Patrick Keane)
<p>Patrick Keane, CEO of The Action Network, joins Josh Brown and Michael Batnick at The Compound to discuss the future of sports betting and how it compares to trading.</p><br /><p>Patrick believes that prop betting will ex…
Sept. 27, 2019
How Will Impeachment Affect the Stock Market (with Josh, Michael and Eddy Elfenbein)
<p>House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi announced the beginning of formal impeachment proceedings of President Trump. As investors, it's important to remember that we don't have a lot of history to go by in terms of what impea…
Sept. 25, 2019
This investment strategy beats dollar cost averaging (with Josh and Nick)
<p>Josh Brown and Nick Maggiulli, of Ritholtz Wealth Management, discuss data on investing a lump sum vs dollar-cost averaging, and the results might surprise you.</p><br /><p>Read Nick's post for the data and charts:</p><br…
Sept. 19, 2019
What Are Your Thoughts: Is anyone really "middle class" anymore? (with Josh and Michael)
<p>On a new edition of What Are Your Thoughts?, Michael Batnick and Josh Brown discuss:</p><br /><p>* The Repo Rate mini-panic</p><br /><p>* Are we ready for the Daniel Jones Era?</p><br /><p>* Does it really take $350,000 a…
Sept. 16, 2019
Josh Brown and Joe Duran: On Financial Advice, Living Well and Building a Billion Dollar Business
<p>Josh here - it was my honor and pleasure to interview Joe Duran, founder of United Capital, on stage earlier this week at the inaugural Wealth/Stack Conference in Scottsdale, Arizona.</p><br /><p>Joe made headlines earlie…
Sept. 11, 2019
You are going to be a part of the future - Josh's remarks to the advisor community live from Wealth/Stack
<p>Ritholtz Wealth Management CEO, Josh Brown, welcomes attendees to the inaugural Wealth/Stack conference in Scottsdale, Arizona.</p><br /><p><a href="http://plinkhq.com/i/1456467014" target="_blank">1-click play or subscri…
Aug. 20, 2019
The Benefits of a Regular Paycheck (Tadas with @FerventFinance)
<blockquote>“I have something to admit – I enjoy receiving a paycheck twice every month. Some people are willing to give up the sure thing to pursue a passion project, launch their own business, or take a year off to travel …
Aug. 8, 2019
Building Personal Equity (Tadas with Dasarte Yarnway)
<blockquote>“Because of the complexity of these compensation structures, I find that most people love the idea of having equity but do not understand it. With companies paying up to 50% of their employees total compensation …
Aug. 2, 2019
Balancing Today and Tomorrow (Tadas with Jeremy Walter)
<blockquote>“A right balance is somewhere in between – enjoying Today while planning for Tomorrow. And there’s no magical, universal formula, spreadsheet, or ratio to figure this out. It’s entirely subjective to each person …
July 31, 2019
What Are Your Thoughts 7/31 (Josh and Michael)
<p>Josh Brown here - Michael Batnick and I return with an all new What Are Your Thoughts! </p><br /><p>Today's topics:</p><br /><p>* What technologies that we use now that will soon be obsolete? </p><br /><p>* Why bother wor…
July 18, 2019
Everyone Deserves Good Financial Advice. Everyone. (Josh and Michael with Jon Stein and Dan Egan)
<p>Once upon a time, quality financial advice was only available for millionaires and the sophisticated investors who had the expertise to find the right advisors and understand exactly what they were getting. </p><br /…
July 16, 2019
This isn't a financial business.
<p>This isn't a financial business. It's a communications business. The sooner people get this through their heads, the better equipped they'll be to serve clients. In an all-hands meeting, Josh discusses the primacy of empa…
July 10, 2019
The 7 Deadly Sins of Investing
<p>FAQ: What are the seven deadly sins of investing? Many of the questions we get from investors revolve around one of these seven mistakes that, if left unchecked, could doom a long-term investing portfolio or retirement pl…
July 9, 2019
The Student Debt "Crisis" (Tadas with Andrew Thrasher)
<p>“Student debt has negatively impacted many American’s lives, but it’s not a crisis that I believe warrants an expansion of the government balance sheet to the tune of multiple trillions of dollars. Like anytime the govern…
July 5, 2019
Investing as a Hobby (Tadas with David Schawel)
<p>“Where investing as a hobby might be sensible is with a small amount of your assets that you can afford to lose, and that you can handle psychologically. Being under the illusion that diving into investing in a meaningful…
July 5, 2019
On Authenticity (with Josh)
There are two types of authenticity and both are important to clients and potential clients of any business. Josh breaks it down, Live from the Compound<br /><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast.…
July 2, 2019
Don't Let Your New SUV Blow a Hole In Your Budget (Ben with Tadas)
<p>“As with most things in life you are in charge of your own stuff. If you want to drive a new luxury vehicle, more power to you. Just realize that there are financial (and environmental) trade-offs involved. But don’t be u…
July 1, 2019
Monday Morning Meeting 6/24
<p><a href="http://plinkhq.com/i/1456467014" target="_blank">1-click play or subscribe on your favorite podcast app</a></p><br /><p>Subscribe to the mini podcast on<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-compound/id…