On this week's episode of The Compound & Friends, Michael Batnick, Ben Carlson, Shannon Saccocia and Downtown Josh Brown discuss: unemployment, earnings, expected returns, international stocks, asset price inflation, tech IPOs, fintech, and more!Thanks to our sponsor Cadre! Invest in a portfolio of professionally-curated commercial real estate in minutes, check out: http://go.cadre.com/compoundObviously nothing on this channel should be considered as personalized financial advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any securities. See our disclosures here: https://ritholtzwealth.com/disclosures/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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!For more on the RWM WisdomTree Crypto Index, visit: https://ritholtzwealth.com/digital.Thanks to our sponsor Cadre! Invest in a portfolio of professionally-curated commercial real estate in minutes, check out: http://go.cadre.com/compoundObviously nothing on this channel should be considered as personalized financial advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any securities. See our disclosures here: https://ritholtzwealth.com/disclosures/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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, Phil's new book The Allocator's Edge, and more!Invest in fine art with Masterworks. The Compound & Friends subscribers can skip the waitlist with this link: masterworks.io/compound. See important information: mw-art.co/xObviously nothing on this channel should be considered as personalized financial advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any securities. See our disclosures here: https://ritholtzwealth.com/podcast-youtube-disclosures/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's episode of The Compound & Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Eric Balchunas (Senior ETF Analyst for Bloomberg) to discuss: the relentless bid, commission-free trading, direct indexing, the Bitcoin ETF, tapering, and much more!Invest in fine art with Masterworks. The Compound & Friends subscribers can skip the waitlist with this link: https://mw-art.co/compoundandbalchunas. See important information: mw-art.co/xObviously nothing on this channel should be considered as personalized financial advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any securities. See our disclosures here: https://ritholtzwealth.com/podcast-youtube-disclosures/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's episode of The Compound & Friends, Michael Batnick, Dan McMurtrie, and Downtown Josh Brown discuss: earnings week, big tech ad revenue, Tesla crossing $1 trillion, Facebook (Meta) entering the metaverse, stable coins, hedge funds, the billionaire tax, investing in robotics, and more!This episode is brought to you by Direxion. Visit https://www.direxion.com/leveraged-etf-education for more information!Obviously nothing on this channel should be considered as personalized financial advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any securities. See our disclosures here: https://ritholtzwealth.com/podcast-youtube-disclosures/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's episode of The Compound & Friends, Michael Batnick, Howard Lindzon, and Downtown Josh Brown discuss private and public markets, trend following, having an edge, Robinhood, pandemic influenced businesses, envy and insecurity, the next wave of investors, and much more!This episode is brought to you by Direxion. Visit https://www.direxion.com/leveraged-etf-education for more information!Obviously, nothing on this channel should be considered as personalized financial advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any securities. See our disclosures here: https://ritholtzwealth.com/podcast-youtube-disclosures Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's episode of The Compound & Friends, Michael Batnick, Blair duQuesnay, Eddy Elfenbein, and Downtown Josh Brown discuss how Blackrock got so big, the death of the 60/40 portfolio, Project Thunder, red flags that no one cares about, the 5.9% increase in Social Security benefits, college football, and much more!This episode is brought to you by Direxion. Visit https://www.direxion.com/leveraged-etf-education for more information!Obviously nothing on this channel should be considered as personalized financial advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any securities. See our disclosures here: https://ritholtzwealth.com/podcast-youtube-disclosures Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's episode of The Compound & Friends, Michael Batnick, J.C. Parets, Tyrone Ross, and Downtown Josh Brown discuss Cryptocurrencies, entrepreneurship, the SEC, a series of dope stock charts, 24-hour trading, and more! This episode is brought to you by Onramp. A cryptoasset integration platform solution for financial advisors. Visit https://onrampinvest.com/Obviously nothing on this channel should be considered as personalized financial advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any securities. See our disclosures here: https://ritholtzwealth.com/podcast-youtube-disclosures Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's episode of The Compound & Friends, Michael Batnick, Dan Egan, and Downtown Josh Brown discuss: economic growth after Delta, excessive bubble talk, the Betterment platform, when investors freak out, Beijing's behavioral finance, fractional shares and direct indexing, target date funds, what offices are good for, live-streaming Ray-bans, and more!This episode is brought to you by Liftoff. Invest for your future at liftoffinvest.com and grow your wealth by teaming up with a Ritholtz expert. Liftoff® is an automated investment advisory service that is powered by Betterment. Liftoff® is a wholly owned entity of Ritholtz Wealth Management LLC. Ritholtz Wealth Management is a Registered Investment Advisor who receives fees from clients who invest in their Liftoff proprietary portfolios, which are not necessarily discussed in the commentary.Obviously nothing on this channel should be considered as personalized financial advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any securities. See our disclosures here: https://ritholtzwealth.com/podcast-youtube-disclosures Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's episode of The Compound & Friends, Michael Batnick, Caleb Silver, Jenny Harrington, and Downtown Josh Brown discuss: the return of volatility, the Fed and tapering, dividend stocks, Investopedia data, how Build Back Better could impact investors, junk bonds and the search for yield, young men opting out of college, Google’s $2.1 billion purchase, and more!This episode is brought to you by Rocket Dollar. Use referral code COMPOUND at rocketdollar.com/compound to get $50 off at sign up!Obviously nothing on this channel should be considered as personalized financial advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any securities. See our disclosures here: https://ritholtzwealth.com/podcast-youtube-disclosures/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices