Welcome to the latest edition of What Are Your Thoughts - Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown break down the biggest topics of the moment. On this episode: * Private markets used to be thought of as "the smart money" while public markets were for retail shleps - but this time around, it's the public investors who are calling bullsh*t on the VCs, private equity firms and insiders. * It's not just value investing that's out of favor - value commentary from the likes of Howard Marks seems to be on the wane as well. * Is the breakout for international stocks finally going to happen? * The big brokers' announcements about commission-free trading seems to left out the mutual fund wrapper in the cold. Is this just another nail in the coffin? * Has inflation finally bottomed? A big anecdotal sign has come our way...1-click play or subscribe on your favorite podcast app Subscribe to the mini podcast on iTunes or Spotify  Enable our Alexa skill here - "Alexa, play the Compound show!" Talk to us about your portfolio or financial plan here: http://ritholtzwealth.com/ Obviously nothing on this channel should be considered as personalized financial advice just for you or a solicitation to buy or sell any securities. Please see this 3,000 word terms & conditions disclaimer:https://thereformedbroker.com/terms-and-conditions/ Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.