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Got money questions? We’ve got answers. Join Ben Carlson, Duncan Hill, and a rotating lineup of financial pros as they break down your biggest questions about investing, markets, and personal finance. Ben is a leading financial writer and the Director of Institutional Asset Management at Ritholtz. Duncan is a podcast producer and the Director of Creative Media at The Compound. See our disclosures here - https://ritholtzwealth.com/podcast-youtube-disclosures/
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Signup to Generate a PitchGot money questions? We’ve got answers. Join Ben Carlson, Duncan Hill, and a rotating lineup of financial pros as they break down your biggest questions about investing, markets, and personal finance. Ben is a leading financial writer and the Director of Institutional Asset Management at Ritholtz. Duncan is a podcast producer and the Director of Creative Media at The Compound.
Ask The Compound is hosted by The Compound. The show has published 372 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "How to Put Cash to Work In Any Market Environment" (28 October 2026, 48 minutes), "Why Won’t the Housing Market Crash?" (21 October 2026, 35 minutes), and "How Do You Hedge a Concentrated Stock Market?" (14 October 2026, 44 minutes).
Ask The Compound publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 38 minutes across 372 episodes.
Booking probability for Ask The Compound is 38%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Ask The Compound requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Ask The Compound's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for Ask The Compound are Investing & Wealth Management. Ask The Compound has a business audience.
The Compound hosts Ask The Compound, a business podcast with 372 episodes published.
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On episode 246 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by Downtown Josh Brown to answer five listener questions on investing, financial planning, and the housing market. They discuss whether direct...
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On episode 245 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill answer five listener questions on investing, bonds, housing, and personal finance. They discuss why Ben finally bought bonds for the first time in his...
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On episode 244 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by Bill Sweet to answer six listener questions on investing, retirement planning, taxes, and real estate. They discuss how to diversify away...
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On episode 243 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill answer six listener questions on bonds, retirement, financial planning, and the psychology of spending. They discuss when it makes sense for long-term...
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On episode 242 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill discuss: when the next bear market and recession could hit, why rising Treasury yields haven’t rattled the stock market, and whether the AI boom could...
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On episode 241 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill answer listener questions on whether private markets are capturing more of the economy’s biggest gains before companies go public, what that could...
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On episode 239 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson, Bill Sweet, and Duncan Hill tackle six listener questions on investing, retirement, and managing risk. They discuss the research behind trend-following and momentum...
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On episode 238 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill discuss how to prepare for a potential government debt crisis, choosing between stocks, bonds and cash, how much to allocate to international stocks, the...
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On episode 237 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson, Bill Sweet and Duncan Hill discuss the most important things investors should know before buying stocks, how to transfer retirement accounts tax-efficiently, and managing...
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On episode 236 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill discuss whether market crashes are a thing of the past, planning for longevity risk, stocks vs. real estate, talking finances with aging parents, and how...
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On episode 235 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson, Duncan Hill, and Bill Sweet discuss where housing is most expensive, which investments to sell first, AI’s impact on homebuying, owning volatile investments, when HSAs...
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On episode 234 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson, Duncan Hill, and Jack Raines tackle your investing and financial planning questions, including the financial advice they'd give their younger selves, whether buying a...
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On episode 233 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson, Duncan Hill, and Josh Brown tackle your investing and financial planning questions, including whether Shake Shack's recent collapse is a buying opportunity, how active...
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On episode 232 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson is joined by Jurrien Timmer to discuss: whether the Magnificent 7's recent underperformance is a healthy sign of broader market leadership, why concentration risk and...
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On episode 231 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson, Taylor Hollis, and Duncan Hill answer your investing and financial planning questions, including whether the world's worst market timer could still build wealth, how to...
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On episode 230 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson, Duncan Hill, and Bill Sweet discuss whether retirees and wealthy investors own too many bonds, the best way to sell stocks before buying a vacation home, if housing is...
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On episode 229 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson, Duncan Hill and Bill Sweet discuss: whether $1 million still makes you rich, how to prioritize saving with a baby on the way, whether to aggressively pay down an 8.24%...
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On episode 228 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill discuss: whether an AI bubble crash or market correction would be a buying opportunity for U.S. stocks, how to invest $150,000 in cash today, giving up a...
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On episode 224 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson, Ritholtz Wealth CFO Bill Sweet and Duncan Hill discuss: whether it’s time to sell energy stocks before the next oil crash, the smartest way to rebalance risk heading into...
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On episode 223 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill discuss: energy stocks vs. the S&P 500, building the perfect portfolio, overcoming the fear of investing aggressively when you’re young, whether it’s worth...
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Director of the Center for Strategic Industrial Materials, SAFE’s Center for Strategic Industrial Materials
Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Bellefield Presbyterian Church
Director of Global Macro Research, Fidelity Investments
author, columnist, host of Bloomberg's "Masters in Business", Ritholtz Wealth Management LLC
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