On episode 128 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Warren Pies to discuss: how stocks perform after all-time highs, the latest from the Fed, MMT, election year markets, Mark Zuckerberg: doomsday prepper, and much more! Thanks to iShares for sponsoring this episode. To learn more about the iShares Bitcoin Trust, visit: https://www.ishares.com/us/strategies/ways-to-invest-in-bitcoin More from Warren: https://x.com/WarrenPies 00:00 - Cold Open 08:23 - Intro 12:10 - What will The Fed do? 19:23 - Economic Outlook 24:26 - Modern Monetary Theory 33:37 - Is today like the 90s? 43:50 - Soft Landing? 48:55 - Reactions to Rate Changes 53:33 - All Time Highs are not bearish 59:24 - Presidential Cycles 01:03:28 - Money Markets 01:07:43 - What does Zuckerberg know? 01:10:16 - Bank Blowups 01:14:30 - The Super Bowl 👕 Check out The Compound shop: https://www.idontshop.com 🎙️ Listen to our podcasts: The Compound and Friends: https://link.chtbl.com/compoundandfriends Animal Spirits: https://link.chtbl.com/animalspirits Ask The Compound: https://link.chtbl.com/askthecompound The Compound Newsletter: https://www.thecompoundnews.com/subscribe Instagram: https://instagram.com/thecompoundnews Twitter: https://twitter.com/thecompoundnews Investing involves the risk of loss. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon for investment decisions and is not a solicitation or recommendation to buy or sell any securities. Michael Batnick and Josh Brown 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 additional disclosures: https://www.ritholtzwealth.com/podcast-youtube-disclosures. “Likes” or other comments are not intended to be endorsements of Ritholtz Wealth Management, or their employees and are not compensated. The Compound Media, Inc, 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 with, Ritholtz Wealth Management or any of its employees. See disclaimers: https://www.ritholtzwealth.com/podcast-youtube-disclosures. #thecompound #investing #stockmarket