The Compound and Friends

Downtown Josh Brown, Michael Batnick

duncan@ritholtzwealth.com

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Booking Overview

A business and investing show hosted by prominent finance voices, pairing regular co-host commentary with high-profile expert interviews. Great for PR teams representing senior finance, research, and industry leaders who can discuss markets, policy, and the future of investing.

Metrics

Episodes: 580

Frequency: Multiple_weekly

Rating: 4.8/5.0

Estimated listeners: 10k-100k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

YouTube: 230.0k subscribers

Contact Information

duncan@ritholtzwealth.com

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Host

Downtown Josh Brown - Hosts the show and interviews guests on business and investing topics (e.g., finance education, advisors, markets, and policy implications). Josh Brown also appears as the interview host in episode...

Michael Batnick - Hosts the show alongside Downtown Josh Brown and participates in episodes covering investing and business themes; also appears with guests in interview episodes.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Senior finance professionals and research leaders (e.g., chief/founder of financial services, deputy heads of research at major investment banks) and subject-matter experts who can speak credibly to markets, regulation, and investment implications—often with public-facing industry leadership.
Required Achievements:  
Leadership role at major financial institutions (e.g., investment bank research leadership), Founder of a financial planning/advisory-related organization, Active public commentary on markets, regulation, or emerging sectors (e.g., crypto/digital assets, AI in finance)

Recent Guest Discussions

Ric Edelman - Higher Education And Financial Planning, Advisor Shortage, Crypto, Institutional Adoption, Regulation, Digital Assets

Michael Zezas - AI Capex, Data Centers, Productivity, Prediction Markets, U.s. Midterms, Fed, Enterprise Software, Translating Policy Into Investment Outcomes

Recent Topics

Investing, Finance, Markets, Financial Planning, Economic Policy

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
The Compound and Friends
:

Too Early to Get Off the Wave with Ryan Detrick and Sonu Varghese

June 26, 2026

On episode 248 of The Compound and Friends, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Michael Batnick⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Downtown Josh Brown⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ are joined by Ryan Detrick and Sonu Varghese⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to discuss: Alan Greenspan’s legacy, Fed transparency, AI bubble fears, Micron’s massive run, market rotation, small caps, inflation, gold, Bitcoin, and whether the bull market still has room to run. This episode is sponsored by Nuvee...

Almost Midnight, Micron Preview, Alan Greenspan RIP, Hello Jane Street, the Case for Meta

June 23, 2026

Join ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Downtown Josh Brown⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Michael Batnick⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for another episode of What Are Your Thoughts and see what they have to say about: Micron earnings, the sudden selloff in South Korea's red-hot stock market, whether we're entering the late stages of the bull market, prediction markets coming to Wall Street, Jane Street's AI ambitions, the Magnificent Seven breakdown, Alan Greenspan's leg...

The Most Invincible Career Path in Finance

June 22, 2026

On this episode of Live From The Compound, Josh Brown sits down with Ric Edelman, founder of Edelman Financial Engines to discuss the future of higher education, why financial planning may be one of the most AI-resistant professions, and the growing advisor shortage facing the industry. With 300,000 financial advisors in the U.S. and 38% expected to retire within the next decade, he explains why he's investing in the next generation through Rowan University's new School of Financial Planni...

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