Episodes

Did the Stock Market Just Bottom?
Feb. 25, 2022

Did the Stock Market Just Bottom?

On episode 35 of The Compound & Friends, Michael Batnick , Linette Lopez , Phil Pearlman , and Downtown Josh Brown discuss: Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the washout, the one year anniversary of meme stock mania, Apple and Go...
Hedging Tail Risk
Feb. 18, 2022

Hedging Tail Risk

On episode 34 of The Compound & Friends, Michael Batnick , Carleton English , Kris Sidial , and Downtown Josh Brown discuss: earnings season, market liquidity, inflation risk declining, regulating short-sellers, and much more...
Turbulence Ahead
Feb. 11, 2022

Turbulence Ahead

On episode 33 of The Compound & Friends, Michael Batnick , Tony Dwyer , and Downtown Josh Brown discuss: Tony's 2022 core thesis, demographic tailwinds, corporate credit, Bitfinex crypto heist, bonus season on Wall Street, Su...
Fake Business with Tim Dillon
Feb. 7, 2022

Fake Business with Tim Dillon

Welcome to a special episode of The Compound & Friends, a podcast featuring your favorite financial and investing commentators. Tim Dillon is one of the hottest comedians in America right now, with a podcast that reaches over...
It Doesn't Matter Until It Matters
Feb. 4, 2022

It Doesn't Matter Until It Matters

On episode 32 of The Compound & Friends, Michael Batnick , Peter Boockvar , and Downtown Josh Brown discuss: the state of the economy, rate hike consensus, venture funding, $30 trillion of US debt, the market's reaction to Fa...
It’s Crypto Winter Again
Jan. 28, 2022

It’s Crypto Winter Again

On this week's episode of The Compound & Friends, Michael Batnick , Packy McCormick , and Downtown Josh Brown discuss: Robinhood earnings, the crash in Bitcoin and Ethereum, Packy's Substack ( Not Boring ) passing the 100k su...
Intangible Value
Jan. 21, 2022

Intangible Value

On this week's episode of The Compound & Friends, Michael Batnick , Kai Wu , and Downtown Josh Brown discuss: interest rates, the platform economy, Web3, intangible assets, the importance of company culture, and much more! Th...
The New Face of Wealth
Jan. 14, 2022

The New Face of Wealth

On this week's episode of The Compound & Friends, Michael Batnick , Dasarte Yarnway , Emlen Mattingly , and Downtown Josh Brown discuss: inflation, how passive funds could be hiding a bear market, the Onyx Advisor Network for...
Can you get Covid in the metaverse?
Jan. 7, 2022

Can you get Covid in the metaverse?

On this week's episode of The Compound & Friends, Michael Batnick , Pierce Crosby , and Downtown Josh Brown discuss: lessons learned in 2021, predictions for 2022, the growth of TradingView, the Elizabeth Holmes verdict, and ...
A Very Compound Christmas
Dec. 23, 2021

A Very Compound Christmas

On this week's episode of The Compound & Friends, Michael Batnick , Doug Boneparth , Jenn Ablan , and Downtown Josh Brown discuss: favorites of 2021, Investopedia Terms of the Year, biggest trends in asset management, the gre...
2021 Surprises
Dec. 17, 2021

2021 Surprises

On this week's episode of The Compound & Friends, Michael Batnick , Tom Lee , and Downtown Josh Brown discuss: the biggest surprises of 2021, the resiliency of the market, 2022 outlook, record buybacks, junk bonds, and much m...
Expected Returns
Dec. 10, 2021

Expected Returns

On this week's episode of The Compound & Friends, Michael Batnick , Ben Carlson , Shannon Saccocia and Downtown Josh Brown discuss: unemployment, earnings, expected returns, international stocks, asset price inflation, tech I...
The Gang Launches a Crypto Index
Dec. 3, 2021

The Gang Launches a Crypto Index

On this week's episode of The Compound & Friends, Michael Batnick , Jeremy Schwartz , and Downtown Josh Brown discuss: the all-new RWM WisdomTree Crypto Index, "All-in" on DeFi, Crypto Sprint, Chinese Stocks, Jack Dorsey step...
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Tokens
Nov. 19, 2021

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Tokens

On this week's episode of The Compound & Friends, Michael Batnick , Jim O'Shaughnessy , Phil Huber , and Downtown Josh Brown discuss: selling a business, tail risks, tech innovations and politics, FinTechs buying media compan...
The Relentless Bid
Nov. 5, 2021

The Relentless Bid

On this week's episode of The Compound & Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Eric Balchunas (Senior ETF Analyst for Bloomberg) to discuss: the relentless bid, commission-free trading, direct indexin...
Meta Squid Game
Oct. 29, 2021

Meta Squid Game

On this week's episode of The Compound & Friends, Michael Batnick , Dan McMurtrie , and Downtown Josh Brown discuss: earnings week, big tech ad revenue, Tesla crossing $1 trillion, Facebook (Meta) entering the metaverse, stab...
Want-trepreneur
Oct. 22, 2021

Want-trepreneur

On this week's episode of The Compound & Friends, Michael Batnick , Howard Lindzon , and Downtown Josh Brown discuss private and public markets, trend following, having an edge, Robinhood, pandemic influenced businesses, envy...
The 60/40 Portfolio is Dead. Again.
Oct. 15, 2021

The 60/40 Portfolio is Dead. Again.

On this week's episode of The Compound & Friends, Michael Batnick , Blair duQuesnay , Eddy Elfenbein , and Downtown Josh Brown discuss how Blackrock got so big, the death of the 60/40 portfolio, Project Thunder, red flags tha...
The Dopest Charts On Earth
Oct. 8, 2021

The Dopest Charts On Earth

On this week's episode of The Compound & Friends, Michael Batnick, J.C. Parets, Tyrone Ross, and Downtown Josh Brown discuss Cryptocurrencies, entrepreneurship, the SEC, a series of dope stock charts, 24-hour trading, and mor...
Bogle in the Streets, Batnick in the Sheets
Oct. 1, 2021

Bogle in the Streets, Batnick in the Sheets

On this week's episode of The Compound & Friends, Michael Batnick , Dan Egan , and Downtown Josh Brown discuss: economic growth after Delta, excessive bubble talk, the Betterment platform, when investors freak out, Beijing's ...
Investopedia Brown
Sept. 24, 2021

Investopedia Brown

On this week's episode of The Compound & Friends, Michael Batnick , Caleb Silver , Jenny Harrington , and Downtown Josh Brown discuss: the return of volatility, the Fed and tapering, dividend stocks, Investopedia data, how Bu...
The Stock Market is Drunk
Sept. 17, 2021

The Stock Market is Drunk

On this week's episode of The Compound & Friends, Michael Batnick , Dan Nathan , Haley Sacks , and Downtown Josh Brown discuss: the ever-rising market, nonsensical valuations, the pandemic's long-term impact on kids, Robinhoo...
ETFs Break $9 Trillion
Sept. 10, 2021

ETFs Break $9 Trillion

On this week's episode of The Compound & Friends, Michael Batnick , Leanna Haakons , Tom Lydon , and Downtown Josh Brown discuss: global ETF assets hit $9 trillion, SPAC crackdown, IPO boom, Gensler's vision, El Salvador adop...
Signs of a Top
Sept. 3, 2021

Signs of a Top

On this week's episode of The Compound & Friends, Michael Batnick , Amelia Garland , Delano Saporu , and Downtown Josh Brown discuss: signs of a top, covid, deals in the RIA space, digital engagement practices, China's video ...