Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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On episode 246 of The Compound and Friends, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Michael Batnick⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Downtown Josh Brown⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ are joined by Brian Levitt, Chief Global Market Strategist at Invesco⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to discuss: whether the AI trade has become too crowded, why earnings growth still supports the market, and what investors should actually watch for signs of trouble. They also discuss small caps, rate expectations, consumer strength, the SpaceX IPO, and whether comparisons to the dot-com bubble are useful or overdone.

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