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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 - ritholtzwealth.com/podcast-youtube-disclosures/

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On episode 225 of The Compound and Friends, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Michael Batnick⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Downtown Josh Brown⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ are joined by TCAF legend JC Parets to discuss: the stocks to watch in 2026, people JC has lea... more

On this special episode of Live from The Compound, Josh Brown is joined by George Kurtz, President, CEO, and co-founder of CrowdStrike to discuss: the state of cybersecurity in 2026, how AI is reshaping the threat landscape, how AI agents, non-human ... more

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

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On episode 224 of The Compound and Friends, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Michael Batnick⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Downtown Josh Brown⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ are joined by Andrew Ross Sorkin to discuss: 1929 vs today, looking back at the SPAC mania, the ar... more

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Recent Guests

Ben Carlson
Director of Institutional Asset Management at Ritholtz Wealth and author of the blog Wealth of Common Sense
Ritholtz Wealth Management
Episode: Welcome to 2026
Garrett Baldwin
Financial writer and investor with a background in journalism and market research.
Episode: New Year’s Resolutions, the $15 Trillion Liquidity Flood With Garrett Baldwin, Reacting vs Predicting
Sam Rowe
Financial commentator and analysis expert, from the Ticker Substack
Episode: These Are Wall Street’s Predictions for 2026
Bill Cohan
Former M&A banker turned journalist
Founder of Puck, contributing writer for The New York Times and other publications
Episode: Buy or Die
Vlad Tenev
Co-founder and CEO of Robinhood Markets
Robinhood Markets
Episode: Inside the Robinhood Revolution With Vlad Tenev
Ed Yardeni
Economist and strategist known for forecasting market trends.
Episode: The Joby bull case with Charles Lemonides, Roaring 2020’s with Ed Yardeni, Alphabet vs Nvidia
Charles Lemonides
Hedge fund manager and founder of ValueWorks
ValueWorks
Episode: The Joby bull case with Charles Lemonides, Roaring 2020’s with Ed Yardeni, Alphabet vs Nvidia
Eric Jackson
Founder and portfolio manager of EMJ Capital, a tech-focused investment firm known for grassroots investing.
EMJ Capital
Episode: Eric Jackson and the Search for the Next 100 Bagger
Stephanie Roth
Chief Economist at Wolfe Research, specializing in macro strategy.
Wolfe Research
Episode: What Did the Fed Actually Say?

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Downtown Josh Brown
Host with a focus on finance and investment strategies.
Michael Batnick
Co-host and contributor focusing on investment analysis and market insights.

Reviews

4.8 out of 5 stars from 4.1k ratings
  • latest episodes not downloading

    Why arent the RSS links for this week"s episodes not working?

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    JerseyGuy14
    United States2 months ago
  • Hard to listen when co-host keep interrupting and talk over each other.

    Hard to listen when co-host keep interrupting and talk over each other. Useful Informations scattered here and there between chitchatting, painful to listen through the whole thing, wish there is a summary

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    Benben0612
    United States2 months ago
  • Batnik’s Manners

    Love the show, but find myself rage quitting halfway through because I can’t take Michael’s constant interruptions, speaking over people, “NO NO NO”. Two gears, speaking and waiting to speak, but he doesn’t even wait half the time

    Apple Podcasts
    2
    Don Draper1
    United States2 months ago
  • Mommy and Daddy Are Fighting

    This is the most entertaining business show. “Mommy and Daddy are fighting!” I was dying in my car. Love this show. Hats are cool. I have the navy one. Guest speakers are excellent. Love it when Tom Lee is on. Keep it going.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    AWOL Gummy Bear DP
    United States3 months ago
  • The most current

    Josh hosts a wide variety of financial experts. He and Michael B ask important questions relevant to the market TODAY! Of all the financial podcasts that I listen to- Compound and Friends provides the most current and thought provoking insights of any. They use financial history but are not stuck in it.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    LBerniT
    United States3 months ago

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Welcome to 2026
Q: What are your thoughts on the risk of generative AI spending impacting the stock market?
AI spending has been a key driver for the market, and its slowdown could pose major risks for investors.
Welcome to 2026
Q: What do you think the implications of automation are for Uber?
Uber will need a fragmented autonomous vehicle market with various partnerships to thrive.
New Year’s Resolutions, the $15 Trillion Liquidity Flood With Garrett Baldwin, Reacting vs Predicting
Q: Why is it important to react rather than predict these days more than ever?
There's so much noise in the market, so focusing on capital movement and reacting to signals can guide investment decisions effectively.
Million Dollar Payout, Oracle Earnings Preview, Risk On, the Case for Salesforce
Q: What do you think the stock market strategy should be now?
We are in a risk on mode with technology stocks performing well, but caution is warranted due to potential negative headlines affecting market sentiment.
Million Dollar Payout, Oracle Earnings Preview, Risk On, the Case for Salesforce
Q: What would you choose if you won the lottery: a million dollars now or a thousand dollars a week forever?
At 40 years old, I would choose the million dollars without hesitation due to the time value of money.

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2. Garrett Baldwin
3. Sam Rowe
4. Bill Cohan
5. Vlad Tenev
6. Ed Yardeni
7. Charles Lemonides
8. Eric Jackson

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