Episodes

Sept. 20, 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…
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 valua…
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 mo…
Sept. 6, 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 …
Aug. 30, 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, earni…
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 cas…
Aug. 23, 2023

Is Nvidia the New Tesla?

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: tech stocks, Elon Musk's shadow rule, Jackson Hole preview, interest ra…
Aug. 18, 2023

The Year Everyone Got Wrong

On episode 106 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Eric Balchunas and Jeremy Schwartz to discuss: the magnificent seven, the bond market, defined outcome ETFs, inflation, the sp…
Aug. 16, 2023

“Big Short” Investor Bets on a Crash

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: retail earnings, stock picking, interest rates, Michael Burry, revenues…
Aug. 11, 2023

Unlimited Alpha

On episode 105 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Bob Elliott to discuss: Bob's time running money at Bridgewater, CPI, global macro, the labor market, why hedge funds are typi…
Aug. 9, 2023

Six Reasons to Stay Worried

On this TCAF Tuesday, join Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown for an episode of What Are Your Thoughts and see what they have to say about: reasons to worry, a buyable dip, higher rates, Buffett vs Icahn, earnings, Appl…
Aug. 4, 2023

Momentum

On episode 104 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Joe Terranova and Mark Fisher to discuss: what it takes to be a trader, the energy sector, commodities, the US downgrade, trea…
Aug. 2, 2023

Gangsta's Paradise

On this TCAF Tuesday, Michael Lombardi joins Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown to discuss the state of the running back, Michael's latest book Football Done Right, and Aaron Rodgers on the Jets, but first, join Josh an…
July 28, 2023

When in Doubt, Zoom Out

On episode 103 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by JC Parets to discuss: value vs growth, JC's favorite charts right now, volatility strategies, US homeowner equity, a strategis…
July 26, 2023

What's Really Going On At Goldman Sachs?

On this TCAF Tuesday, Willam Cohan joins Downtown Josh Brown to discuss what's going on at Goldman Sachs. Then, at the 34:40 mark, join Downtown Josh Brown and Michael Batnick for another episode of What Are Your Thoughts an…
July 21, 2023

We Have Lost All Sense of Decorum

On episode 102 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Sam Ro and Jack Raines to discuss: AI and the market, the meme economy, Nvidia's rollercoaster year, the earnings recession, f…
July 19, 2023

12 Things Everyone Got Wrong About Inflation

On this TCAF Tuesday, Barry Ritholtz joins Downtown Josh Brown to discuss his recent piece on 12 things everyone got wrong about inflation. Then, at the 29:00 mark, join Downtown Josh Brown and Michael Batnick for another ep…
July 14, 2023

Michael Cembalest Takes Us to School

On episode 101 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Michael Cembalest to discuss the economy, AI stocks, the worst experiment in capital markets, the biggest risks to the market,…
July 11, 2023

The Next Big Test for Stocks | WAYT

Join Downtown Josh Brown (CEO, Ritholtz Wealth Management) 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 topi…
July 7, 2023

Episode 100 with Darren Rovell

On episode 100 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Darren Rovell to discuss layoffs at ESPN, sports betting, the memorabilia market, Threads vs Twitter, and much more! This epis…
July 3, 2023

Leadership Wins: American Entrepreneurs

On this special July 4th episode of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Scott Neil (Founder, Horse Soldier Bourbon) and Shirl Penney (CEO of Dynasty Financial Partners) to discuss …
June 30, 2023

The Quantum Realm

On episode 99 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Ian Cassel to discuss microcap stocks, the state of the economy, how to analyze a company's management team, how investing is l…
June 28, 2023

Stocks Are Overbought, so What? | WAYT

Join Downtown Josh Brown (CEO, Ritholtz Wealth Management) 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 topi…
June 23, 2023

Relative Strength

On episode 98 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Mark Newton to discuss market sentiment, buying the dip, the DeMARK Indicator, fundamental vs technical analysis, industrials, …