Emily Flippen

And you're a better analyst than Jeff and myself because you actually look forward to these reports every quarter.

But...

Today, we're seeing a lot of broad-based beats, it seems.

Dealmaking, trading, they're all running hot in the first full quarter here.

When you look at these reports, what do you think investors should be taking away?

JP Morgan has always been the exception to the rule here for banks in terms of its relative performance.

I know, Jeff, every single time we have these banks reporting earnings, everybody is itching to know what CEO Jamie Dimon had to say.

It seems like he always has a hot take for us.

Did he say anything that piqued your interest?

Well, even if we are sticking our heads in the sand, ignorance may be bliss here.

Up next, we're digging into what caused Robinhood's shocking outperformance this year, and if there's something beyond a meme craze happening.

Stick with us.

Welcome back to Motley Fool Money.

I want to take us back in time to 2021.

Robinhood, which is the app-based trading platform aimed at younger adults, has just gone public.

The business has a short period of relative success before concerns over things like options trading and privacy led to shares selling off.

And for a couple of years, the platform didn't really do much.

But at the turn of 2024, it seems like this perfect storm has led to a massive jump in operating profits, right?

Crypto and options trading volumes came back.

Higher interest rates led to strong high margin revenue.