Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
On episode 255 of The Compound and Friends, Downtown Josh Brown and Michael Batnick are joined by Todd Sohn, Chief ETF Strategist at Baird Strategas, to discuss the record-breaking ETF boom, the rise of thematic and leveraged products, buffer and option-income ETFs, AI and compute as emerging investment themes, and where investor money is flowing now.
They also get into the battle for ETF brand loyalty, whether $1 billion is the new benchmark for a fund that matters, prediction-market ETFs, the outlook for crypto and small caps, healthcare’s comeback, and the trillions of dollars still sitting in retail money-market funds. Plus, why professional sports franchises are starting to look a lot like the stock market—and what Wall Street might package into an ETF next.
This episode is sponsored by VanEck. To learn more about RAAX, visit vaneck.com/RAAXCompound
►00:00 - Cold Open
►12:16 - Intro
►14:37 - The Evolving World of ETFs
►29:06 - Prediction Market ETFs
►32:13 - Buffer ETFs
►40:16 - Leverage
►43:10 - Retail Cash and Money Markets
►46:02 - The Market is Healthy
►49:33 - It's a bull market and nobody drinks anymore.
►51:55 - Crypto Today
►54:31 - Commodities
►56:32 - Compute as an asset class
►01:00:24 - Future Outlook
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On episode 255 of The Compound and Friends, Downtown Josh Brown and Michael Batnick are joined by Todd Sohn, Chief ETF Strategist at Baird Strategas, to discuss the record-breaking ETF boom, the rise of thematic and leveraged products, buffer and option-income ETFs, AI and compute as emerging investment themes, and where investor money is flowing now.
They also get into the battle for ETF brand loyalty, whether $1 billion is the new benchmark for a fund that matters, prediction-market ETFs, the outlook for crypto and small caps, healthcare’s comeback, and the trillions of dollars still sitting in retail money-market funds. Plus, why professional sports franchises are starting to look a lot like the stock market—and what Wall Street might package into an ETF next.
This episode is sponsored by VanEck. To learn more about RAAX, visit vaneck.com/RAAXCompound
►00:00 - Cold Open
►12:16 - Intro
►14:37 - The Evolving World of ETFs
►29:06 - Prediction Market ETFs
►32:13 - Buffer ETFs
►40:16 - Leverage
►43:10 - Retail Cash and Money Markets
►46:02 - The Market is Healthy
►49:33 - It's a bull market and nobody drinks anymore.
►51:55 - Crypto Today
►54:31 - Commodities
►56:32 - Compute as an asset class
►01:00:24 - Future Outlook
👕 Check out The Compound shop: idontshop.com
🎙️Listen to our podcasts:
TCAF: podcasts.thecompoundnews.com/show/TCAF
Animal Spirits: podcasts.thecompoundnews.com/show/animalspirits
Ask The Compound: podcasts.thecompoundnews.com/show/ATC
The Compound Newsletter: thecompoundnews.com/subscribe
Linkedin: linkedin.com/company/the-compound-media
Instagram: instagram.com/thecompoundnews
Twitter: twitter.com/thecompoundnews
Tik Tok: tiktok.com/@thecompoundnews
Investing involves the risk of loss. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be or regarded as personalized investment advice or relied upon for investment decisions. Josh Brown and Michael Batnick are employees of Ritholtz Wealth Management and may maintain positions in the securities discussed in this video. All opinions expressed by them are solely their own opinion and do not reflect the opinion of Ritholtz Wealth Management. See our disclosures here:
ritholtzwealth.com/podcast-youtube-disclosures
The Compound Media, Incorporated, an affiliate of Ritholtz Wealth Management, receives payment from various entities for advertisements in affiliated podcasts, blogs and emails. Inclusion of such advertisements does not constitute or imply endorsement, sponsorship or recommendation thereof, or any affiliation therewith, by the Content Creator or by Ritholtz Wealth Management or any of its employees. For additional advertisement disclaimers see here ritholtzwealth.com/advertising-disclaimers.
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