Immutable laws keeping us risk-on

Emerging market stocks and bonds are off to a strong start to the year following a stellar 2025. Axel Christensen, Chief Investment Strategist for Latin America at the BlackRock Investment Institute, shares why we think returns can deliver again, though selectivity is key.General ... Show More

Latest mega cap tech earnings continue to show massive spending on AI, even amid market volatility and dispersion. Vivek Paul, Global Head of Portfolio Research at the BlackRock Investment Institute, shares why infrastructure stands out as a clear beneficiary beyond mega cap tech ... Show More

DM government bond yields jumped last week on renewed U.S. tariff threats, then fell back as the U.S. stepped away from new tariffs on Europe. Michel Dilmanian, Portfolio strategist at the BlackRock Investment Institute, explains how immutable laws came into play again.General di ... Show More

Ben Pile, Head of European Residential Investing & Asset Management discusses the factors driving increased investor interest in UK and European residential real estate—from diversification and income generation to potential inflation protection. Episode Segments: 02:35 - Sizing ... Show More

On episode 172 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Brian Wesbury, Chief Economist at First Trust Advisors to discuss his outlook on 2025, Recessions, Monetary Policy, Bitcoin, being an Eagle Scout and more! This episode is sponsored ... Show More

On today's show, we are joined by Chris Kuiper, Director of Research, and Matt Horne, Head of Digital Asset Strategists for Fidelity Digital Assets to discuss narratives surrounding ETH and BTC, use cases around ETH, how advisors can work with Fidelity utilizing digital assets, d ... Show More

On today's show, Ben Carlson and Michael Batnick are joined by Bruce Bond, Co-Founder and CEO of Innovator Capital Management to discuss: behavioral finance, and the popularity of defined outcome products during bull markets, how equity floor ETFs work, Innovator's latest defined ... Show More

On today's show, Ben Carlson and Michael Batnick are joined by Eric Metz, President, and Chief Investment Officer of SpiderRock Advisors to discuss, the pending acquisition by BlackRock, covered call performance in a bull market, tax benefits when utilizing options, what's drivin ... Show More

On this episode of Animal Spirits: Talk Your Book, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson are joined by Dave Braun, Managing Director and Generalist Portfolio Manager at PIMCO to discuss why rates have been moving higher, if the Fed will get us a soft landing, why mortgage bonds look at ... Show More

In today’s episode of The Daily Voice, Sam breaks down Warren Buffett’s recent moves, highlighting his investments in Domino’s and Pool Corporation, which saw gains following the announcement. He also covers the UK’s disappointing GDP data and previews Alibaba's highly anticipate ... Show More

On episode 197 of The Compound and Friends, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Michael Batnick⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠Downtown Josh Brown⁠⁠⁠⁠ are joined by Cole Wilcox, Founder, CEO and CIO of Longboard Asset Management to discuss: all things trend following, using systems to overcome emotion, technical analysis, Nvidia, ... Show More

On today's Daily Voice, Josh reviews the latest inflation data from the US, AMD's biggest fall in over a month, Oil's volatile start to October, and what to watch from US Bank earnings. 

On today's show, Ben Carlson and Michael Batnick are live from Charleston, joined by Kathleen McCarragher, a Portfolio Manager for Jennison Associates and Harbor Capital to discuss market concentration within the S&P 500, how growth managers combat high-flying stocks within the i ... Show More