The Compound and Friends Small Caps Rip
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Jul 19, 2024 Join Michael Batnick and Downtown Josh Brown as they chat with Todd Sohn, an ETF strategist, about small cap stocks, tech stock odds, semiconductors, thematic ETFs, Trump economics, and more. They dive into market trends, movements of money, trading behaviors, and insights on ETF launches and durability in the market. The conversation also covers Wall Street networking, entertainment trends, and a casual chat about Newport, Rhode Island and the movie True Lies.
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Casual Openers Set The Tone
- Hosts opened with casual stories about concerts, restaurants, and pandemic-era oddities to set an informal tone.
- These anecdotes framed the show's conversational style before the market discussion began.
ETF Inflows Are Fueled By Idle Cash
- Record inflows into S&P ETFs come largely from literal cash sitting in brokerage accounts rather than reallocations from other sectors.
- That uninvested cash can be deployed quickly and fuel large, fast index inflows.
Act On Cash Before Rate Cuts Crush Yields
- Don't wait for the perfect signal to move cash out of money markets; historical flows lag rate cuts by ~13 months.
- Activate allocation plans before rate cuts materially reduce money-market yields below ~3%.