The Trillion Dollar Question

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Oct 27, 2023

Rick Brink, Senior VP and Market Strategist at Alliance Bernstein, joins Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown to discuss inflation, recessions, monetary policy, long duration investing, risks to the market, and more! They also touch on powerlifting, exploring leg strength imbalances, challenges of relocating financial workers, analyzing GDP numbers, and the impact of monetary policy and economic events on the stock market. They debate the risks of cash vs. duration risk, analyze stock performance and market gaps, and discuss tail risk and its implications for the stock market.

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Introduction

00:00 • 2min

Powerlifting and Deadlifting

01:47 • 6min

Experience with Sports and Discovering Leg Strength Imbalance

08:03 • 2min

Challenges and Training for International Competitions

10:01 • 2min

Cash, Treasury Yields, and a Sponsor

11:58 • 2min

Relocating Financial Workers and Analyzing GDP Numbers

14:27 • 7min

The Impact of Monetary Policy and Economic Events on the Stock Market

21:44 • 27min

Yields Behavior and Risks of Cash vs. Duration Risk

48:46 • 23min

Analyzing Stock Performance and Market Gaps

01:12:13 • 25min

On episode 115 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Rick Brink (Senior Vice President and Market Strategist at Alliance Bernstein) to discuss: inflation, what constitutes a recession, monetary policy, going long duration, the biggest risks to the market, and much more!

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