On episode 191 of The Compound and Friends, ⁠⁠Michael Batnick⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Downtown Josh Brown⁠⁠ are joined by ⁠Carson Block⁠, Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Muddy Waters Capital to discuss: how activist short-sellers expose fraud, Carson's biggest shorts, the problem with CEO compensation, and much more! This episode is sponsored by Apex Fintech Solutions. Learn more at: ⁠https://apexfintechsolutions.com/augmented-advice More from Carson: https://x.com/carson_c_block 00:00 - Cold Open 08:23 - Intro 09:46 - Activist Short Selling 28:55 - Where do Short Ideas come from? 41:34 - Carson's Process 46:20 - Views on Short Sellers and Fraud 57:24 - Carson's Greatest Hits 01:10:52 - The Business of Muddy Waters 👕 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 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. 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