American Century Investments on The Compound and Friends

Whoa, whoa, whoa. Stop the clock. Here's a word from our sponsor. Thank you. Welcome to The Compound and Friends. All opinions expressed by Josh Brown, Michael Batnick and their castmates are solely their own opinions and do not reflect the opinion of Ritholtz Wealth Management. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be relied upon for any investment decisions. Clients of Ritholtz Wealth Management may maintain positions in the securities discussed in this podcast. Ladies and gentlemen, we're now rocking with the best investing podcast in America. or so I'm told. I'm really excited for this one. I've been thinking about this all summer. We have a very special guest, first-time guest. His name is Jonathan Thomas. Jonathan has served as CEO and president of American Century Investments since 2007. That's a long tenure in that seat. We'll talk about it. Jonathan has chaired its board since 2025. American Century is a Kansas City-based asset manager with over $300 billion in assets whose ownership structure directs much of its profits to the Stowers Institute for Medical Research. He was previously the global COO of Morgan Stanley's Investment Management Division, where he also served as president of Morgan Stanley Trust Company and chief risk officer for investment management. Jonathan, welcome to the show.