
On episode 233 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Charles Schwab CEO Rick Wurster to discuss: the future of finance, AI's impact, being the $12 Trillion king of brokerages, and much more! This episode is sponsored by Public. Find out more at https://public.com/Compound ►00:00 - Sizzle Reel Open ►02:20 - Introducing Rick Wurster ►04:40 - The Scale of Schwab ►06:16 - Why Advisors Are Winning ►09:43 - What Schwab Does Best for RIAs ►12:35 - Is Schwab Competing With Advisors? ►19:17 - The Rise of Mega RIAs ►21:00 - Staying ahead of the curve ►22:46 - Winning With Gen Z Investors ►25:22 - Investing vs. Gambling ►30:30 - Private Markets, Alternatives, and Forge ►35:10 - AI’s Impact on Wealth Management ►39:53 - The Future of Advice and Human Advisors 👕 Check out The Compound shop: https://www.idontshop.com 🎙️Listen to our podcasts: TCAF: https://podcasts.thecompoundnews.com/show/TCAF/ Animal Spirits: https://podcasts.thecompoundnews.com/show/animalspirits/ Ask The Compound: https://podcasts.thecompoundnews.com/show/ATC/ The Compound Newsletter: https://www.thecompoundnews.com/subscribe Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-compound-media/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/thecompoundnews Twitter: https://twitter.com/thecompoundnews Tik Tok: https://www.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: https://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 https://ritholtzwealth.com/advertising-disclaimers. #thecompound #investing #stockmarket #stocks

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