The Money Puzzle

Has the housing market finally bottomed out? Is super growth slowing down? Westpac goes solar!

18 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Money Café, James Kirby and Alan Kohler discuss Bill Shorten’s changes to superannuation, question whether the property market has...

Why did Wynn walk away from Packer? Hayne's last stand. Electric car dreams.

11 Apr 2019

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Lock up your utes! This week on The Money Cafe James and Alan look at the electric talking point of the week, the legal fight over financial advice tr...

Just how reliable are Federal Budget forecasts? The future of oil companies. Will there be an investor rush to beat negative gearing rules?

04 Apr 2019

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James and Alan return to their usual digs in Melbourne at the end of a big budget week to discuss what it all meant, and what Ian Narev might be Seeki...

Searching for reality in the 2019 Budget lockup

02 Apr 2019

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Alan and James sit down by the coffee cart in the 2019 Budget Lockup to pick through what matters in Josh Frydenberg's announcements.  See omnystudio...

Banks playing games with 'responsible lending'. The yield curve and you. Is portfolio rebalancing nonsense?

28 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Money Cafe, James and Alan wonder about where SMSF investors will turn for funds when the banks turn off the tap, and look towards th...

RBA doublespeak on the banks? Doing the maths on CGT changes. Why the dollar is going up again.

21 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week in The Money Café, James Kirby and Alan Kohler discuss the US Federal Reserve’s decision that rates will remain on hold and what that mig...

The ten-bagger buy now pay later IPO. Where will the next GFC come from? Is Brexit a danger for global markets?

14 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week in The Money Café, James Kirby and Alan Kohler discuss the resurgence of coal, the latest Brexit dramas, the triumph of mortgage brokers, b...

Why the market sees two interest rate cuts coming. Is the NAB fraud case an SGC issue? Dividend stripping and ETFs.

07 Mar 2019

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This week in The Money Café, James Kirby and Alan Kohler ponder where to next for interest rates, dig into a former NAB senior staffer’s lavish lif...

Industry funds - the steamroller without brakes. Open banking coming to a phone near you. Coal - the money keeps pouring in.

28 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In the 100th episode of The Money Cafe, James and Alan discuss new banks, old coal and the midnight text at the centre of an ugly corporate fight.  S...

Why shopping centres will be better off without department stores. The week house prices hit consumer wallets. Can Coca Cola do a turnaround?

22 Feb 2019

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Eli Greenblat joins James Kirby in The Money Cafe for a big catch-up on retail earnings and trends. Topics discussed: a post department store future f...

Home loans credit freeze. No hope for Telstra. Collectables: is it investing or collecting?

14 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week in The Money Café, James Kirby and Alan Kohler question whether there’s still a need for mortgage brokers, wonder whether Andy Penn from ...

How much did Hayne actually miss? The RBA changes its story. Negative gearing changes countdown.

07 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This weeks podcast is focused on the wake of the Hayne report recommendations, as James and Alan wonder if a golden opportunity was missed on financia...

Hoping Hayne is as tough as he sounds. Brexit - can this story end anything but badly? TPG's big call.

31 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Alan and James are back for a new year of Money Cafe podcasts, and kick things off with a discussion of the shambolic state of Brexit, what Monday's R...

The year ahead - Who to believe? Big guns join the bank bashing, Huawei and TPG

13 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

On The Money Café this week, James Kirby and Alan Kohler discuss the big four banks and the fallout from the Banking Royal Commission, Huawei, the ou...

What planet is the RBA on? How bad is the interest-only loan problem? The seven year old on $22m a year.

06 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Big news this week in the Money Cafe, as Alan Kohler discusses his new job title. Other (less significant) news covered: the RBA's stance on the econo...

Is that a Santa rally coming down the chimney? How bad was Ken Henry really? Dave Sharma's second life.

29 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

It's been a rough year for Australian investors, but could a Santa rally sweeten things? James and Alan toss up the coal and the presents in this week...

Minute by minute we lose faith in CBA. Why is Coles worth less now than when Wesfarmer bought it? What's so great about Aldi anyway?

22 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Money Cafe: stepping to observe and appreciate the Royal Commission, wondering what's next for Coles as it returns to the ASX, and wh...

Peak Apple? The good oil on lower crude prices. Keating versus Daley - not happy Paul.

15 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

There's no shortage of panic around Australia's housing market, so Alan and James try to allay these fears by guessing just how far things could fall ...

Get out and vote, super funds! Is CSL cheap? Why the US midterms mean zilch for us.

08 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The Money Cafe, James and Alan discuss the impacts of America's midterm elections, some expensive stocks that may have become a bargain, ...

Are you game to go back into this market? The franking credits controversy

01 Nov 2018

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This week in The Money Cafe, James Kirby and Alan Kohler discuss the sharemarket, Kogan, the banks, the franking credits controversy, the US midterm e...

Frightening falls give Australia'a rich list a haircut. Would you want a daily update on your wealth? Super funds: bankrolling a mall near you.

25 Oct 2018

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This week in The Money Café, Alan Kohler and special guest John Stensholt – Rich Lists Editor at The Australian, chat about the stock market correc...

Is Telstra talking down the price of the NBN ? What is the unemployment rate....really?

18 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Halloween is just around the corner, and markets are looking suitably scary. James and Alan discuss how banks could be to blame for much investor woe ...

Is that a bell we hear ringing for the top of the market? Bankers' bedside manners. Investing in kids' names.

11 Oct 2018

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Markets were flashing red this week as James and Alan sat down to record at The Money Cafe. There was plenty to discuss about where things may be head...

Bouncing bond yields will push down the dollar. Magellan minus Mr Douglass. Tim Wilson's Royal Commission.

04 Oct 2018

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On this week's Money Cafe, James and Alan say goodbye to the banking royal commission and hello to a new world of volatile bond yields. Also discussed...

Why the entire ABC board is in trouble. Would you take a loan for your root canal? Why the government will soon be throwing money at you.

27 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

James and Alan spend this week's episode chatting about the ABC, arguing about SMSF lending, and discussing the prospect of some cash being splashed a...

Who are the likely casualties of a trade war? Are aged care stocks now a no-go area? Behind NABs executive pay reform plan.

20 Sep 2018

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James and Alan fly through a packed agenda in this week's episode of The Money Cafe, covering Trump's trade war antics, an aged care debacle, Labor's ...

The danger of Royal Commission fatigue. What really triggered the GFC? The man monstering Myer.

13 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week's episode features reflections on the global financial crisis, a focus on life insurance at the banking Royal Commission, analysis of Myer's...

Is there a pre-election mini-Budget on the way? As good as it gets on the GDP. Behind the retirement backflip.

06 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Politics, pensions and (GD)P are all on the menu in this week's episode of The Money Cafe. Also discussed: the new online utilities that are getting f...

How did you super do this year? Why did TPG give up its ambitions? Trump versus Google: the reality

30 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Alan and James reunite for a rapid fire discussion of super returns, Labor's tax revolution, and the state of Australia's telco sector.  See omnystud...

The beef on the best agri-investments. Why the drought hardly matters to some ag stocks. Superstar stock A2 milk is not what it seems.

23 Aug 2018

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The Australian's rural reporter, Sue Neales, jumps into the Money Cafe for a special episode on all things ag. What separates the cream from the crap ...

Crisis in Turkey: is it over or just about to begin? At $216 a share is CSL overpriced? Another Spaceship super mystery.

16 Aug 2018

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Alan and James reunite in the Money Cafe this week for a meaty chat about financial crises abroad and the ongoing Banking Royal Commission in Australi...

Has ASIC been a 'poodle' regulator? Crown finally reveals its pokie numbers. Huh! AGL triples profits and the share price falls

09 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week Stephen Mayne steps into The Money Cafe to join James Kirby for a discussion of a massive week in the royal commission, and what it means fo...

The FAANG stocks; Apple goes from strength to strength; and the open question of Telstra's future

02 Aug 2018

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In this edition of The Money Café, Alan Kohler and special guest Supratim Adhikari, tech editor at The Australian, talk all things FAANGs, and unpack...

Nine's offer for Fairfax Media to take control of Domain and Stan, Facebook isn't cool anymore and shares fell 25 percent in one day and Amazon's success has been Kogan's pain

26 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Alan Kohler and guest David Swan, technology reporter for The Australian, discuss the Nine-Fairfax merger as a digital play. Facebook shares fell 25 p...

ACCC boss Rod Sims gets bolshy, does jobs growth mean higher wages and will the government crack down on industry super funds?

19 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Alan Kohler and guest co-host John Durie also ask when don’t executives get bonuses? What’s keeping CEO salaries down and how there's more men nam...

What credit crunch? Elon Musk and limits of corporate sponsorship and do you really trust Aldi that much?

12 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The ACCC wants to regulate the energy market, Wayne Byers claims there’s no credit crunch and the decline in lending hasn’t led to a decline in re...

Aussie shares are ready to rebound. Has the SMSF sector reached a plateau? The battle to bury trailing commissions.

05 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Why have Australian analysts changed their mind on the market's short term future? Alan and James discuss where mortgages are headed, whether trailing...

Can online retail finally deliver for investors? The next Aldi eyeing off Australia. Gerry Harvey's secret weapon for a retail fight.

28 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Retail reporter Eli Greenblat joins The Money Cafe this week for a special discussion of department stores, supermarket price wars, online marauders a...

Why the sharemarket is pushing higher. Telstra's perfect storm.

21 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Even a huge round of layoffs couldn't save Telstra from investor ire this week, but will Jame and Alan make of the mess that Australia's largest telco...

Should we worry about selling our gas network to Hong Kong? Here come the rate rises. How financial adviser Terry McMaster has made history.

14 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

What do you need to do before the end of financial year? James and Alan give you their tips on this week's episode, along with a lengthy discussion of...

Five favourite funds. Why global share markets are moving higher. Stagefright or something worse - online lender Prospa perplexes

07 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Are we living in an age of financial malfeasance or bolstered regulation? James and Alan debate the regulatory landscape, what Ruslan Kogan could have...

Why we like Google. Super myth busting. Italy...and you think our coalition has problems.

31 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week James and Alan pick through the wake of the productivity commission's massive report in Australia's superannuation system, wonder about the ...

Have we reached 'peak franchising'? Why we lag China on electric cars. Would you pay a financial adviser $2000 a month?

24 May 2018

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This week in The Money Cafe James and Alan discuss the sad stories that have emerged from the small business sessions at the Royal Commission, wonder ...

The trouble with Telstra. The Tesla big short. The class action gravy train picks up steam.

17 May 2018

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This week in The Money Cafe, James and Alan pick through the last entrails of the 2018 Federal Budget, puzzle over the future of some of Australia's b...

Is it really the time to cut ASIC's budget? The real reason government revenue bounced in the budget. Lonely Planet's long road to irrelevance

10 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

As the washup from the 2018 Federal Budget recedes, James and Alan pick through the numbers and wonder about the revenue outlook for Australia, why th...

A budget special from inside the lockup

08 May 2018

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Money Cafe inmates James and Alan discuss the ins and outs of the 2018 Federal Budget from inside the lockup  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...

Why bank stocks are rising through a crisis. Tesla automates cash incineration

03 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The fallout from the banking royal commission continues to rain down but the market hasn't been fussed. Bank stocks are rising while public opinion pl...

Success of the Royal Commission starts to bite the banks. Don't care about US bond yields? You should.

26 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week in The Money Café, James Kirby and Alan Kohler talk budget leaks, the Banking Royal Commission, the US 10-year bond yield, and question whe...

Bonus Royal Commission special with Ben Butler

23 Apr 2018

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Ben Butler jumps behind the microphone with James Kirby for a special emergency podcast to discuss all the latest news to spill out of the banking roy...

The worst days yet at the Royal Commission. Where are the Budget leaks this year? Is the ATO out of control?

19 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's podcast, James and Alan discuss the latest controversies spinning out of the banking Royal Commission, the outlook for Blue Sky, the la...

The 200,000 download party episode . Can Blue Sky survive the shorts? Zuckerberg's bum testimony.

12 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week James and Alan discuss everything under pressure  and besieged: Blue Sky, Afterpay, Mark Zuckerberg and even the very idea of a tariff war ...

The phoney US-China tariff war. Why tech stocks are suddenly on the nose.

05 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

If a trade war starts but markets don't panic, did it ever really happen? Alan makes his return to the podcast this week to pick through a manure load...

Why did Rio quit coal and is CSL our greatest company?

29 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week in The Money Café, James Kirby, Wealth Editor at The Australian and Stephen Mayne from The Constant Investor discuss issues facing sharehol...

Bank Inquiry Special : The scandals we never knew.

22 Mar 2018

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The Financial Services Royal Commission takes centre stage in this week’s Money Café. Ben Butler, Business Reporter for The Australian joins James ...

What is Bill Shorten really planning for pensioners? Up Next: the US v China IP tariff war. The gym instructor flogging home loans.

15 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The Australian Labor Party has floated a range of economic proposals during their time in opposition, why did this week's franking dividend announceme...

What to expect from Amazon in Australia. Could Trump Kick-off a trader war? (You bet he could). What's wrong at Harvey Norman?

08 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week's episode is (almost) all about retail, with The Australian's Eli Greenblat filling in for Alan Kohler. He and James run through Amazon, Mye...

Has the world left Harvey Norman behind? Is the market's 'double top' a bad omen?

01 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Covered in this week's show: the eerie signs of what could lie ahead for the ASX, a wake up call for Harvey Norman, tossing up the concept of a golden...

Immigration and unemployment - a new theory. What wages growth? RBA late to the party on interest only loans

22 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Where do the financial facts lie in the coalition's war of words over immigration? James and Alan discuss this week's round of political ructions, as ...

Barnaby Joyce's new financial reality. Will Myer Go Broke? Betting on a belter of a bank inquiry.

15 Feb 2018

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James and Alan cast their eye over a week of high drama that resulted in Richard Umbers being shown the door and Barnaby Joyce taking leave of parli...

Who's to blame for an ugly week on the ASX? The truth behind Elon Musk's pay packet. Bitcoin's true believers are back in the market

08 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

When American markets sneezed on Tuesday, Australia caught a bad cold. So why did some big name stocks get left behind in the rally? James and Alan un...

Trump, 'little rocket man' and a nervous sharemarket. No time to be buying CBA. Why Facebook bans Bitcoin ads.

01 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Trump rattles the saber, and now a preemptive strike seems possible. But James and Alan think the bigger picture is US-China relationship. This week t...

Why the dollar is rising. Why Facebook is fast losing friends. How David Jones signals trouble ahead.

25 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Is there reason to cheer when one of Australia's biggest shorts wins out? James and Alan discuss the washup of the Quintis saga, the outlook for local...

How Amazon helped an Australian retailer double in value. Can a bitcoin crash be contained? The common factor in the ASX's biggest winners of 2017.

18 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The Money Cafe resumes service for 2018 with a bumper helping of bitcoin debate, as well some prognostications for the year ahead on stock exchanges i...

Crystal balls and bags of poo - what's ahead In 2018 ?

14 Dec 2017

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James and Alan finish up a busy year by reflecting on their personal hits and misses, then cast their mind forward to the new year. What's in story fo...

Negative signals flash in the bond market. Could hedge funds be loading up for a big bitcoin short? Amazon to disappoint in Australia - Are you kidding?

07 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

As bitcoin prices continue to climb, James and Alan wonder what the entrance of shorters into the market could do, and just who would be wild enough t...

Which bank has most to fear in the bank inquiry? Why Bitcoin is never going back to zero.

30 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

The sudden arrival of a royal commission into the financial sector and the dramatic rising value of bitcoin dominate this week's proceedings on The Mo...

Why you should always look for a company that has a female CFO. What's happening with the property market next year. The arrival of Amazon in Australia.

23 Nov 2017

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This week James Kirby is speechless when Alan Kohler says women are much better at managing money than men. The pair disagree on Telstra and SMSFs but...

Bitcoin spivs go marching in. Why Jessica Rudd is a daigou queen. Could Chinese tourists replace coal mines?

16 Nov 2017

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When you can't wear bitcoin, what's it alternate use as a store of value? Ideology, says Alan Kohler in this week's Money Cafe. Also discussed: Jessic...

What we can do about offshore tax avoiders. Capturing the combustion in electric car stocks.

09 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In a week when the ASX limped over the 6000 mark and the paradise papers blew up, Alan and James still found some time to squeeze in discussion on ele...

But what would Solomon Lew do with Myer? Is Bitcoin becoming respectable? The future of shopping centres.

02 Nov 2017

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In this week's Money Cafe, James and Alan discuss doom and gloom in the housing market, Solly Lew's machinations, and the potential for respectability...

Are China's BATs are flying too high? Why is nobody checking the Crown Casino allegations? Why the ASX may not break 6000 this year.

26 Oct 2017

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There's little movement in the station when it comes to the Crown scandal, which is James' primary concern this week, while Alan is a bit wary of the ...

Barracking for first home buyers. Making money out of class actions. What will it take to sort out Crown Casino?

19 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

More memories of the 1987 crash begin this week's episode. James and Alan also discuss the potential for a big boost to Australia's market, two big sc...

Why AMP packed in stock picking . The alarming under-performance of Aussie banks. Can Trump halt the march of emerging markets?

12 Oct 2017

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There's plenty of reminiscing on this week's episode, as Alan and James discuss how they first met, and remember the 87 stock market crash. AMP's pass...

Can the Future Fund save us? Deckside with Solly Lew on the motor yacht to Monaco. Making money from unregulated energy.

05 Oct 2017

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In this week's podcast, James and Alan discuss the recent retail figures and wonder how mortgage stress could be playing a part in the broader economy...

Trump - making tax cuts great again. Australia's frightening loan ratio. Is Solomon Lew stupid enough to want to take over Myer?

28 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Taxes in America: going down. Australia's budget deficit: going down. Is this good news for Australia's macroeconomic outlook? James and Alan discuss ...

The risky business of blokey super funds. Why banks don't want the wealthy. What's the ACCC really up to with its four pillars review?

21 Sep 2017

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On this week's podcast, Alan and James discuss the eventual end of quantitative easing, the ACCC's deeply confusing messages, how gender affects the r...

Was Myer the worst float ever? A big bank calls BS on bitcoin. Why those new iPhones are cheap.

14 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Myer's grim journey since rejoining the ASX took another ill turn this week, so James and Alan ask where it ranks on the all time worst floats in loca...

Energy crisis - picking the winners from a debacle. What to do when a director starts trading shares in their own company. The secrets the rich want to keep hidden...from miners.

07 Sep 2017

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This week, Alan and James go long on Australia's resources sector that's looking like more and more of a debacle as the year goes along. Also covered:...

How shareholders will be suing themselves at CBA. Which woman will take the top job at Qantas? The city escaping the property slowdown.

31 Aug 2017

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Is it possible for shareholders to sue their own company and come out ahead? James Kirby and Alan Kohler puzzle out this and other conundrums like Qan...

Should Grant King stand down at Business Council of Australia ? BHP's hopeless dividend ploy. Why Australian ETFs are looking like a very bad bet .

24 Aug 2017

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James Kirby and Alan Kohler pull apart a big week of earnings in Australian business, taking a close look at BHP's dividend play as well as board m...

Trump's corporate friends are jumping out of Airforce One. Remembering the horror of the GFC. Why Dominos CEO over promised and under delivered.

17 Aug 2017

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Alan Kohler and James Kirby remember the horror of the global financial crisis 10 years on and discuss the recovery of the market since 2007.  The r...

Why CBA's Ian Narev will survive. The biggest bill looming for CBA. Rio's robots ready to roll.

10 Aug 2017

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James Kirby chats with The Australian's business columnist John Durie on why Ian Narev will survive at CBA . In Alan Kohler's absence they talk about...

Tesla test drive. Bitcoin Cash could leave Bitcoin behind. Uber for jets - why you'll never fly economy again.

03 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Alan Kohler and David Swan discuss Tesla's range on a road trip to Sydney and Trov.com disrupts traditional insurers, but their big data could be an...

Media hysteria over reserve bank hints. Waiting for a property market correction. Could dogs guard retail landlords from online raiders?

27 Jul 2017

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Property reporter Elizabeth Redman steps into the Money Cafe for an extensive chat on the state of Australia's housing market, while Alan provides a p...

Myer's reeling before Amazon can even land a punch. How boring do you have to be to be a reserve banker?

20 Jul 2017

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Stephen Bartholomeusz joins the Money Cafe for a deep discussion of retail, resources and much more.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informa...

Is the formula broken for milk stocks? The wackiest thing you'll hear this year on renewables. Why family trusts could fill the super gap.

13 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the Money Cafe agenda: could a massive boost in ETF activity lift volatily? No end in sight for turmoil over infant formula. The real rea...

The ATO gives up on Google and hunts mum and dad instead. Fairfax bidders flee. Will your next house be built by a robo-bricklayer?

06 Jul 2017

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Fairfax suitors are walking away, the RBA is sitting pat, and our retirees should be screaming over the latest changes to Australia's retirement syste...

Did your pension fund miss the market bounce this year? How the Dick Smith mob hit the rocks at Slater and Gordon. Has Australia Post's first female CEO been short changed?

29 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

When fund managers aren't crowing after a solid year on markets, should we start to worry that they've missed an opportunity? Also: making sense of Al...

Super changes - what you absolutely must know. Coke's expensive sugar habit. Is there hope amid the retail recession?

22 Jun 2017

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Retail writer Eli Greenblat sits in this week for a discussion of the state of the retail sector, who will be hit hardest by Amazon's expansion, and w...

Superannuation gets its first new idea in decades. Property owners put on notice. Can anyone make money from UBER ?

15 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Fallen figures and falling house prices feature prominently in this week's discussion. Also covered: bitcoin alternative ethereum, the Finkel review a...

Was that GDP figure good or bad? Bunnings backs its sausages against Amazon's raids. Why is Resources Minister Canavan so keen to back Adani?

08 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In this week's episode, James and Alan get to the bottom of what a first homebuyer grant really achieves, give an update on the Altair debacle, and tr...

Slowing house prices, Telstra's sunny side up, and the fund manager who gave his money back and got sued by his mum

01 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

James Kirby and Alan Kohler debate the tale of the fund manager to threw in the towel, and the other biggest news stories of the week.  See omnystudi...

I want my tax to be tax deductible!

25 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Is the Fairfax bidding war real? Do we pay ATO employees enough? And is Trump's first budget ludicrous? In this week's episode of The Money Cafe, Jame...

The ATO's spectacular scandal, the power play inside Fairfax's takeover, and can markets survive Trump?

18 May 2017

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Markets have withstood every Trump bombshell to date, so what would it take for the leader of the free world to destabilise global economies?  See om...

Budget 2017: what really happened? Banks, and Australia's biggest property rort

11 May 2017

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Alan Kohler and James Kirby reflect on what the 2017-18 budget really means. Has the government picked a fight with the nation's biggest banks?  See ...

Good debt, bad debt, a budget that's abandoned housing, and a tragic week for Fairfax

04 May 2017

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Alan and James discuss the confusing messaging ahead of an increasingly threadbare budget in this week's Money Cafe, as well as the death spiral that ...

Budget tips, housing, and - gasp! - could Nine drop cricket?

26 Apr 2017

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As the federal budget draws near, Alan Kohler and James Kirby suggest what should and what will be included, before wondering how long Nine will be wi...

Iron ore - the most important guessing game in Australia

20 Apr 2017

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When every five dollars added to the iron ore spot price translates roughly to an extra billion dollars in Australia's budget, the future trajectory o...

Housing tax breaks, Trump and video games

13 Apr 2017

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What's the most efficient way to ease the pressure on Australia's groaning property market? James and Alan tackle this, and the other urgent issues in...

It's time to rethink where Australians invest their inheritances

06 Apr 2017

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If you inherit a bag of money in 2017, where should you put it: property, or the stock market?  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.