On episode 126 of The Compound and Friends, Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown are joined by Adam Parker to discuss: economic conditions, the 2024 market outlook, earnings growth, why buybacks don't help value, growth stock ideas, and much more! Thanks to Jensen Investment Management for sponsoring this episode. Learn more at: https://www.jenseninvestment.com/?utm_source=compound&utm_medium=AdRead&utm_campaign=AllStrategies More from Adam: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-parker-759542179/ 00:00 - Cold Open 09:36 - Intro 10:54 - Three Reasons Stocks Could Have a Good Year in 2024 18:44 - Economic Outlook 28:43 - The Consumer is the Economy 38:07 - Earnings 44:43 - Can we see higher equities this year? 49:48 - Where will growth come from? 54:32 - Stock Picking 59:49 - Banks vs. Insurance 01:01:48 - Are Buybacks Good for Shareholders? 01:10:28 - We don't even know the impact of AI 01:17:59 - Stock Ideas 01:21:54 - Favorites 👕 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 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 or regarded as personalized investment advice or relied upon for investment decisions. 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. Wealthcast Media, 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/advertisin.... Investments in securities involve the risk of loss. Any mention of a particular security and related performance data is not a recommendation to buy or sell that security. The information provided on this website (including any information that may be accessed through this website) is not directed at any investor or category of investors and is provided solely as general information. Obviously nothing on this channel should be considered as personalized financial advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any securities. See our disclosures here: https://ritholtzwealth.com/podcast-youtube-disclosures/ #thecompound #investing #stockmarket