On this edition of What Are Your Thoughts, Michael Batnick and Josh Brown of Ritholtz Wealth Management discuss:-1,000 zombie ETFs have been put of their misery this year-How many minutes early for a meeting is too early?-Would you invest directly into a college student's future success?-Stocks are up over 20% this year, what's the simple reason?-The 60/40 delivered its best annual performance since 1998-Private equity firms have three quarters of a trillion in cash to deploy1-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/ Check out our video channel, "The Compound," over on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/thecompoundrwmObviously 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.