After it began trading in 2020, Nikola was a hot stock—and Trevor Milton was a newly minted billionaire. But in the background, people from Trevor’s past were finding each other and sharing their experiences. In this episode, we talk to the unlikely group of whistleblowers and short sellers who teamed up to find the cracks in Nikola’s facade and expose them ... Show More
Nov 2022
The Unraveling of Trevor Milton, Ep 6: “The Truth and the Whole Truth"
Trevor Milton assembled a high-powered legal team to defend himself against federal fraud charges. At the same time, whistleblowers and Nikola executives were ready to testify against him. In our season finale, we go inside Milton’s trial and speak to some of the jurors who held ... Show More
31m 47s
Nov 2022
The Unraveling of Trevor Milton, Ep 5: “Trouble for Troublemakers”
As investors and General Motors bet on Trevor Milton’s vision, the short sellers at Hindenburg Research revealed that the company he founded, Nikola, wasn’t all that it seemed. The allegation that Nikola rolled its truck down a hill for a promotional video made Hindenburg’s repor ... Show More
42m 2s
Oct 2022
The Unraveling of Trevor Milton, Ep 3: “Paul Echo Mango”
A jury has convicted Nikola founder Trevor Milton in his federal fraud trial. To better understand what led up to this moment, we hear from some of the engineers Nikola hired to help make Trevor’s idea of a zero-emissions semi truck a reality. In this episode, they tell us how Tr ... Show More
47m 47s
May 2023
Something Has to Break (EP.310)
On today's show, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson discuss Ben's guiding philosophy on life and markets, why people buy and sell stocks at the wrong times, NVIDIA's crazy run, why the economy remains so resilient, historic income gains at the bottom, greedflation, The Succession fi ... Show More
57m 36s
Jun 2022
Stock Market in Meltdown Mode
On this episode of MKT Call, Guy Adami, Dan Nathan and Carter Worth discuss the sell-off in stocks, bonds, commodities, and crypto.
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41m 37s
Feb 2022
Fake Business with Tim Dillon
Welcome to a special episode of The Compound & Friends, a podcast featuring your favorite financial and investing commentators.
Tim Dillon is one of the hottest comedians in America right now, with a podcast that reaches over a million listeners each week, and sold out theater an ... Show More
47m 3s
Dec 2021
Wildcard: The Stocks We've Learned the Most From
Nick, Emily, Jason, and Dylan get together to talk through the companies they've learned the most from, the stocks they've sold recently (and why!) and also where you can catch all of them with The Motley Fool's new audio offering in 2022. Stocks: MELI, SHOP, GME, BBY Check out m ... Show More
25m 33s
Sep 2021
ETFs Break $9 Trillion
On this week's episode of The Compound & Friends, Michael Batnick, Leanna Haakons, Tom Lydon, and Downtown Josh Brown discuss: global ETF assets hit $9 trillion, SPAC crackdown, IPO boom, Gensler's vision, El Salvador adopting Bitcoin, the post-pandemic office, sports cards, and ... Show More
1h 38m
Dec 2021
The Gang Launches a Crypto Index
On this week's episode of The Compound & Friends, Michael Batnick, Jeremy Schwartz, and Downtown Josh Brown discuss: the all-new RWM WisdomTree Crypto Index, "All-in" on DeFi, Crypto Sprint, Chinese Stocks, Jack Dorsey stepping down from Twitter, the Powell Pivot, and more!
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1h 16m
Jul 2021
Ultra High Net Worth
On this week's episode of The Compound & Friends, Michael Batnick, Jason Snipe, and Downtown Josh Brown discuss: retail investors, dissatisfied advisors, CapGemini's ultra high net worth survey, underrated stocks, payment for order flow, the Knicks, stadium naming rights, and mor ... Show More
1h 21m
Sep 2020
Daily Briefing - Sep 8, 2020 - Dramatic turmoil playing out in equity markets
Real Vision senior editor Ash Bennington is joined by Jared Dillian, editor of The Daily Dirtnap, to discuss the dramatic turmoil playing out in equity markets. Dillian discusses how the speculative bets in derivatives markets affect price action, and provides greater clarity on ... Show More
31m 15s
Nov 2021
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Tokens
On this week's episode of The Compound & Friends, Michael Batnick, Jim O'Shaughnessy, Phil Huber, and Downtown Josh Brown discuss: selling a business, tail risks, tech innovations and politics, FinTechs buying media companies, financial influencers, investing in collectibles, Phi ... Show More
1h 24m