The Compound and Friends

The Compound and Friends

Join Downtown Josh Brown, Michael Batnick, and a rotation of their friends every Friday for expert insight and hot takes on the latest in business and investing.

Recent Episodes

March 29, 2024

High Conviction Stocks

On episode 136 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Dan Davidowitz of Polen Capital to discuss: Sam Bankman-Fried's prison sentence, equity valuations, the problem with Apple, th…
March 27, 2024

Big Opportunities in Corporate Bonds With Dave Albrycht

On this special episode of The Compound and Friends taped live at Future Proof Retreat , Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Dave Albrycht , President and CIO of Newfleet Asset Management to discuss: the fi…
March 22, 2024

If You're Not Bullish Now...

On episode 135 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Liz Young of SoFi to discuss: the Fed, Nvidia's new chip and where the stock goes from here, what could change the bullish mar…
March 20, 2024

Nvidia's AI Woodstock, Office RE crash, avoid equal-weighting Nick Colas and Jessica Rabe

On this TCAF Tuesday, Downtown Josh Brown is joined by Nick Colas and Jessica Rabe from DataTrek Research to discuss a unique market moment, finding outperformance in emerging markets, cap-weighted vs equal weighted, and Elo…
March 15, 2024

Inflation in Plain English

On episode 134 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Peter Boockvar and Dan Greenhaus to discuss: inflation, the Fed, stock market bubbles, Tesla, short sellers, international sto…
March 13, 2024

Finding the next Mag 7 stocks, Europe rallying with Drew Dickson

On this TCAF Tuesday, Downtown Josh Brown is joined by Drew Dickson of Albert Bridge Capital to discuss the rally in European stocks. Then, at 39:49, hear an all-new episode of What Are Your Thoughts with Josh and Michael Ba…
March 8, 2024

Will It End Badly?

On episode 133 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Todd Sohn of Strategas to discuss: the top ETFs to gauge market conditions, what the future holds for Nvidia, money market fun…
March 5, 2024

No Worries with Jared Dillian, Josh pitches IMAX, private credit worries

On this TCAF Tuesday, Downtown Josh Brown is joined by Jared Dillian to discuss his new book No Worries and how you can simplify your financial life. Then, at 39:10, hear an all-new episode of What Are Your Thoughts with Jos…
March 1, 2024

Warren Buffett’s Margin of Safety

On episode 132 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Larry Cunningham ! They discuss the greatness of Charlie Munger, how Warren Buffett found his voice, the 3 most important word…

About the Hosts

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Josh Brown

co-host

Josh Brown is the CEO of Ritholtz Wealth Management where he has spent his career helping people invest and manage their portfolios. He is the co-host of What Are Your Thoughts? and The Compound and Friends podcast.

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Michael Batnick

co-host

Michael Batnick is a managing partner at Ritholtz Wealth Management. He is the co-host of Animal Spirits, What Are Your Thoughts?, and The Compound & Friends. He is also the author of The Irrelevant Investor Blog.

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