Join Downtown Josh Brown and Michael Batnick for another round of What Are Your Thoughts and see what they have to say about the biggest topics in investing and finance, including:

►00:00 - Intro
►01:13 - Actually, Inflation Is Good - People are making more money, companies are generating higher profits, and the world keeps turning.
►12:59 - The Options Frenzy - Options activity is back to peak AMC mania levels.
►17:53 - Hilarious Gains - "Funcertainty" is Josh's new term for describing the zeitgeist of the moment.
►25:19 - IPO Record - The current IPO environment is not not frothy.
►31:25 - Experience, meh - "Too many people with experience look down on people without it."
►36:23 - Growth Stock Crash - R.I.P In Peace to the high-flying growth stocks of 2020.
►46:38 - Stable Value - What's the catch with stable value funds?
►49:59 - Public vs. Private - A viewer asks how to compare public and private investments in the context of a portfolio allocation.

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