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The Compound and Friends

The Compound and Friends

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Join Downtown Josh Brown, Michael Batnick, and a rotation of their friends every Tuesday and Friday for expert insight and hot takes on the latest in business and investing. See our disclosures here - https://ritholtzwealth.com/podcast-youtube-disclosures/The Compound Economics Personal Finance Politics & Government
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  • Meme Stocks or Manipulation?

    Meme Stocks or Manipulation?
    Jul 25 2025
    On episode 201 of The Compound and Friends, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Michael Batnick⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Downtown Josh Brown⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ are joined by Ritholtz Wealth COO Nick Maggiulli and Investopedia's Caleb Silver⁠ to discuss: are meme stocks market manipulation, how much bigger can Bitcoin get, where young people are spending their money, The Wealth Ladder, and much more! This episode is sponsored by Public. Fund your account in five minutes or less by visiting: http://public.com/compound Buy Nick's new book! Sign up for The Compound Newsletter and never miss out: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠thecompoundnews.com/subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/thecompoundnews⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠twitter.com/thecompoundnews⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠linkedin.com/company/the-compound-media/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠tiktok.com/@thecompoundnews⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Public Disclosure: All investing involves the risk of loss, including loss of principal. Brokerage services for US-listed, registered securities, options and bonds in a self-directed account are offered by Public Investing, Inc., member FINRA & SIPC. Public Investing offers a High-Yield Cash Account where funds from this account are automatically deposited into partner banks where they earn interest and are eligible for FDIC insurance; Public Investing is not a bank. Cryptocurrency trading services are offered by Bakkt Crypto Solutions, LLC (NMLS ID 1890144), which is licensed to engage in virtual currency business activity by the NYSDFS. Cryptocurrency is highly speculative, involves a high degree of risk, and has the potential for loss of the entire amount of an investment. Cryptocurrency holdings are not protected by the FDIC or SIPC. Alpha is an experimental AI tool powered by GPT-4. Its output may be inaccurate and is not investment advice. Public makes no guarantees about its accuracy or reliability—verify independently before use. *Rate as of 6/24/25. APY is variable and subject to change. Investing involves the risk of loss. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be or regarded as personalized investment advice or relied upon for investment decisions. Michael Batnick and Josh Brown are employees of Ritholtz Wealth Management and may maintain positions in the securities discussed in this video. All opinions expressed by them are solely their own opinion and do not reflect the opinion of Ritholtz Wealth Management. The Compound Media, Incorporated, an affiliate of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ritholtz Wealth Management⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, receives payment from various entities for advertisements in affiliated podcasts, blogs and emails. Inclusion of such advertisements does not constitute or imply endorsement, sponsorship or recommendation thereof, or any affiliation therewith, by the Content Creator or by Ritholtz Wealth Management or any of its employees. For additional advertisement disclaimers see here ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ritholtzwealth.com/advertising-disclaimers⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Investments in securities involve the risk of loss. Any mention of a particular security and related performance data is not a recommendation to buy or sell that security. The information provided on this website (including any information that may be accessed through this website) is not directed at any investor or category of investors and is provided solely as general information. Obviously nothing on this channel should be considered as personalized financial advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any securities. See our disclosures here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ritholtzwealth.com/podcast-youtube-disclosures/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 29 mins
  • Stocks Fueling Consumers, AI Bull Market Tracks the Late 90’s With Nick and Jessica, Mohamed El-Erian Tells Powell to Resign

    Stocks Fueling Consumers, AI Bull Market Tracks the Late 90’s With Nick and Jessica, Mohamed El-Erian Tells Powell to Resign
    Jul 22 2025
    On this TCAF Tuesday, Josh Brown is joined by Nick Colas and Jessica Rabe, co-founders of DataTrek Research. They take a look at the current earnings and valuation of the S&P 500 to determine whether or not there is still upside for investors buying stocks today. Jessica points out a nearly perfect parallel between the current AI driven rally and the original Dot Com boom from 25 years ago. Then at 39:57, hear an all-new episode of What Are Your Thoughts with ⁠⁠⁠⁠Downtown Josh Brown⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Michael Batnick⁠⁠⁠⁠! This episode is sponsored by Betterment Advisor Solutions and Rocket Money. Grow your RIA, your way by visiting: https://Betterment.com/advisors Cancel your unwanted subscriptions and reach your financial goals faster with Rocket Money. Go to https://rocketmoney.com/compound today. Sign up for ⁠⁠⁠⁠The Compound Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠ and never miss out! Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/thecompoundnews⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/thecompoundnews⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-compound-media/⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@thecompoundnews⁠⁠⁠⁠ Investing involves the risk of loss. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be or regarded as personalized investment advice or relied upon for investment decisions. Michael Batnick and Josh Brown are employees of Ritholtz Wealth Management and may maintain positions in the securities discussed in this video. All opinions expressed by them are solely their own opinion and do not reflect the opinion of Ritholtz Wealth Management. The Compound Media, Incorporated, an affiliate of ⁠⁠⁠⁠Ritholtz Wealth Management⁠⁠⁠⁠, receives payment from various entities for advertisements in affiliated podcasts, blogs and emails. Inclusion of such advertisements does not constitute or imply endorsement, sponsorship or recommendation thereof, or any affiliation therewith, by the Content Creator or by Ritholtz Wealth Management or any of its employees. For additional advertisement disclaimers see here ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ritholtzwealth.com/advertising-disclaimers⁠⁠⁠⁠. Investments in securities involve the risk of loss. Any mention of a particular security and related performance data is not a recommendation to buy or sell that security. The information provided on this website (including any information that may be accessed through this website) is not directed at any investor or category of investors and is provided solely as general information. Obviously nothing on this channel should be considered as personalized financial advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any securities. See our disclosures here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ritholtzwealth.com/podcast-youtube-disclosures/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 43 mins
  • Everybody's Wrong

    Everybody's Wrong
    Jul 18 2025
    On episode 200 of The Compound and Friends, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Michael Batnick⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Downtown Josh Brown⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ are joined by TCAF legend JC Parets to discuss: the most important sector in the market, the biggest contrarian call, the only people losing money right now, Bitcoin dominance crashing, what could derail the market, and much more! This episode is sponsored by Neuberger Berman and Apex Fintech Solutions Learn more about NBSD, including important information about fees, risks and performance at https://www.nb.com/en/us/products/etfs/short-duration-income-etf?cid=da_tpy_MYMM3_MYMM_ShortDur&cid=vi_co_p_mymm_shortduration&dclid=CKHfv8mdxI4DFRosiAkd4rQ63A&gad_source=7. NBSD from Neuberger Berman—efficient income, managed risk. Learn more at https://apexfintechsolutions.com/augmented-advice Sign up for The Compound Newsletter and never miss out: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠thecompoundnews.com/subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/thecompoundnews⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠twitter.com/thecompoundnews⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠linkedin.com/company/the-compound-media/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠tiktok.com/@thecompoundnews⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Investing involves the risk of loss. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be or regarded as personalized investment advice or relied upon for investment decisions. Michael Batnick and Josh Brown are employees of Ritholtz Wealth Management and may maintain positions in the securities discussed in this video. All opinions expressed by them are solely their own opinion and do not reflect the opinion of Ritholtz Wealth Management. The Compound Media, Incorporated, an affiliate of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ritholtz Wealth Management⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, receives payment from various entities for advertisements in affiliated podcasts, blogs and emails. Inclusion of such advertisements does not constitute or imply endorsement, sponsorship or recommendation thereof, or any affiliation therewith, by the Content Creator or by Ritholtz Wealth Management or any of its employees. For additional advertisement disclaimers see here ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ritholtzwealth.com/advertising-disclaimers⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Investments in securities involve the risk of loss. Any mention of a particular security and related performance data is not a recommendation to buy or sell that security. The information provided on this website (including any information that may be accessed through this website) is not directed at any investor or category of investors and is provided solely as general information. Obviously nothing on this channel should be considered as personalized financial advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any securities. See our disclosures here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ritholtzwealth.com/podcast-youtube-disclosures/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 19 mins
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I have grown to love the Compound and Friends as a fan of Josh and Michael’s content. It is always fascinating. I challenge Josh’s opinion that pre-IPO investing is the same as an equity investment. I agree at a basic level of your argument, but at what point do you draw the line between VC Unicorn and Pre-IPO? As soon as their interest in going public is announced? I think think late stage VC vs pre ipo investing have two different risk levels given public market interest in one vs the other. Nonetheless it is always awesome to watch you guys.

Awesome as always- but Pre-IPO is equity? When?

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Enjoy the interaction, the debate, not necessarily agreeing upon everything - different perspectives are good to have!

Good discussion around what is happening in the markets right now!

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COVID response apologist claims finance bros are the only ones that understood how bad COVID would be. Cause you know, COVID response was reasonable and necessary and definitely didn't make things worse

historic revision in real time

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