On episode 243 of The Compound and Friends, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Michael Batnick⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Downtown Josh Brown⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ are joined by ⁠VanEck CEO Jan Van Eck⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to discuss: AI, Nvidia, semiconductors, SpaceX, the bond market, and the future of capitalism. They discuss whether the AI boom is just getting started, why Nvidia may be evolving from a hyper-growth stock into a true blue chip, how SMH became one of the most important semiconductor ETFs in the market, and what rising long-term interest rates could mean for stocks. They also break down mega-cap dominance, private-market wealth creation from companies like SpaceX, the risks of U.S. debt, corporate AI adoption, philanthropy, social media, and why the biggest companies may be harder to disrupt than ever. Plus, Josh and Michael open the show with a hilarious Knicks playoff story you do not want to miss. This episode is sponsored by Tema ETFs. Learn more about their ETF lineup at ⁠ https://temaetfs.com/ ►00:00 - Cold Open ►07:46 - Intro ►09:14 - Origins of SMH ►12:50 - ETF Discussion and Uses ►22:06 - The Bond Market, Rates, and Debt ►26:15 - The Market Today ►29:22 - IPO Wealth Creation ►35:18 - The New Fed Chair, Kevin Warsh ►41:07 - Why Memory is a Bubble but Nvidia isn't ►01:05:35 - "You Weren't Supposed To See That" ►01:09:47 - Real Happiness ►01:13:52 - Philanthropy ►01:24:25 - Book Recs 👕 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. #Investing #StockMarket #AI #Nvidia #ETFs