On episode 382 of Animal Spirits, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson discuss: an unbelievable run for the stock market, diversification vs. hedging, an unprecedented surge in household wealth, the new normal of negativity, some nostalgia for the 1990s, the stock market doesn't care who the president is, 100% yields, when to ask for an early inheritance, how to ... Show More
Oct 14
Are Higher Rates Worse Than ZIRP? (EP. 486)
On episode 486, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson discuss: stock market concentration worries, how to hedge AI market risk, maxing out your 401k, who got richer this decade, AI is crowding out the economy, tariffs didn't work, higher rates are crushing the hou ... Show More
1h 14m
Jun 2025
Why Defensive Stocks Have Disappeared
On this special episode of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Matt Cerminaro and Todd Sohn for the ultimate CHART ON session! They discuss: the Fed, market sentiment, the future of Apple, and much more! This episode ... Show More
59m 2s
Feb 2024
They don't usually ring a bell at the top, but...
On this TCAF Tuesday, Join 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! On this episode they discuss: CPI, an update on earnings, Nvidia, Amazon stock, mystery charts, ... Show More
1h 1m
Nov 2023
The Credit Crunch Is Just Beginning
On this special episode of TCAF Tuesday, Michael Batnick, Barry Ritholtz, and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Campbell Harvey to discuss: the state of the economy, the yield curve indicator, the next recession, and much more!
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1h 4m
Mar 2025
How Not to Invest With Barry Ritholtz, Dip Buyers Winning, Coreweave
On this TCAF Tuesday, Downtown Josh Brown is joined by Barry Ritholtz, Co-founder and Chairman of Ritholtz Wealth Management to discuss his new book release "How Not to Invest". Then at 39:18, hear an all-new episode of What Are Your Thoughts with Josh Brown and Michael Batnick! ... Show More
1h 50m
Jan 2025
The Blue Chips of Junk
On episode 175 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Bob Elliott, Co-Founder, CEO, and CIO of Unlimited Funds to discuss: Netflix earnings, the labor market, tariff winners and losers, the case for TIPs, the right gold allocation, hedg ... Show More
1h 38m
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
Jun 2024
How Would You Invest $14 Million?
On episode 127 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by Ritholtz Wealth Management CEO and CNBC Halftime panelist Josh Brown to discuss Ben and Josh’s personal portfolios, transitioning to an index-only portfolio, hedging against AI, indexing vs buying Magni ... Show More
34m 55s
On this episode of Animal Spirits: Talk Your Book, Michael Batnick and Ben Carl ... Show More
On this episode of Animal Spirits: Talk Your Book, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson ... Show More