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
Contributed by Lukas
The Australian's rural reporter, Sue Neales, jumps into the Money Cafe for a special episode on all ...
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
Contributed by Lukas
Alan and James reunite in the Money Cafe this week for a meaty chat about financial crises abroad an...
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 ...
The FAANG stocks; Apple goes from strength to strength; and the open question of Telstra's future
02 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this edition of The Money Café, Alan Kohler and special guest Supratim Adhikari, tech editor at ...
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 m...
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 keep...
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 ...
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 di...
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 ...
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 Al...
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 ...
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 ...
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 Au...
Have we reached 'peak franchising'? Why we lag China on electric cars. Would you pay a financial adviser $2000 a month?
24 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week in The Money Cafe James and Alan discuss the sad stories that have emerged from the small ...
The trouble with Telstra. The Tesla big short. The class action gravy train picks up steam.
17 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
This week in The Money Cafe, James and Alan pick through the last entrails of the 2018 Federal Budge...
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 wond...
A budget special from inside the lockup
08 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Money Cafe inmates James and Alan discuss the ins and outs of the 2018 Federal Budget from inside th...
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 fuss...
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 Commi...
Bonus Royal Commission special with Ben Butler
23 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Butler jumps behind the microphone with James Kirby for a special emergency podcast to discuss a...
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 ...
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 ...
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 t...
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 Th...
Bank Inquiry Special : The scandals we never knew.
22 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The Financial Services Royal Commission takes centre stage in this week’s Money Café. Ben Butler,...
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...
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...
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...
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 di...
Barnaby Joyce's new financial reality. Will Myer Go Broke? Betting on a belter of a bank inquiry.
15 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
James and Alan cast their eye over a week of high drama that resulted in Richard Umbers being shown ...
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 stoc...
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 bi...
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...
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 progno...
Crystal balls and bags of poo - what's ahead In 2018 ?
14 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
James and Alan finish up a busy year by reflecting on their personal hits and misses, then cast thei...
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 ma...
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 ...
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
Contributed by Lukas
This week James Kirby is speechless when Alan Kohler says women are much better at managing money th...
Bitcoin spivs go marching in. Why Jessica Rudd is a daigou queen. Could Chinese tourists replace coal mines?
16 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
When you can't wear bitcoin, what's it alternate use as a store of value? Ideology, says Alan Kohler...
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 sti...
But what would Solomon Lew do with Myer? Is Bitcoin becoming respectable? The future of shopping centres.
02 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's Money Cafe, James and Alan discuss doom and gloom in the housing market, Solly Lew's ...
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
Contributed by Lukas
There's little movement in the station when it comes to the Crown scandal, which is James' primary c...
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...
Why AMP packed in stock picking . The alarming under-performance of Aussie banks. Can Trump halt the march of emerging markets?
12 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
There's plenty of reminiscing on this week's episode, as Alan and James discuss how they first met, ...
Can the Future Fund save us? Deckside with Solly Lew on the motor yacht to Monaco. Making money from unregulated energy.
05 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's podcast, James and Alan discuss the recent retail figures and wonder how mortgage str...
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 Australi...
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
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's podcast, Alan and James discuss the eventual end of quantitative easing, the ACCC's d...
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 w...
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
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Alan and James go long on Australia's resources sector that's looking like more and more ...
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
Contributed by Lukas
Is it possible for shareholders to sue their own company and come out ahead? James Kirby and Alan Ko...
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
Contributed by Lukas
James Kirby and Alan Kohler pull apart a big week of earnings in Australian business, taking a clo...
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
Contributed by Lukas
Alan Kohler and James Kirby remember the horror of the global financial crisis 10 years on and disc...
Why CBA's Ian Narev will survive. The biggest bill looming for CBA. Rio's robots ready to roll.
10 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
James Kirby chats with The Australian's business columnist John Durie on why Ian Narev will survive...
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 tr...
Media hysteria over reserve bank hints. Waiting for a property market correction. Could dogs guard retail landlords from online raiders?
27 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Property reporter Elizabeth Redman steps into the Money Cafe for an extensive chat on the state of A...
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
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen Bartholomeusz joins the Money Cafe for a deep discussion of retail, resources and much more....
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 s...
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
Contributed by Lukas
Fairfax suitors are walking away, the RBA is sitting pat, and our retirees should be screaming over ...
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'...
Super changes - what you absolutely must know. Coke's expensive sugar habit. Is there hope amid the retail recession?
22 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Retail writer Eli Greenblat sits in this week for a discussion of the state of the retail sector, wh...
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:...
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 achi...
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...
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 ludicro...
The ATO's spectacular scandal, the power play inside Fairfax's takeover, and can markets survive Trump?
18 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Markets have withstood every Trump bombshell to date, so what would it take for the leader of the fr...
Budget 2017: what really happened? Banks, and Australia's biggest property rort
11 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Alan Kohler and James Kirby reflect on what the 2017-18 budget really means. Has the government pick...
Good debt, bad debt, a budget that's abandoned housing, and a tragic week for Fairfax
04 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Alan and James discuss the confusing messaging ahead of an increasingly threadbare budget in this we...
Budget tips, housing, and - gasp! - could Nine drop cricket?
26 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
As the federal budget draws near, Alan Kohler and James Kirby suggest what should and what will be i...
Iron ore - the most important guessing game in Australia
20 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
When every five dollars added to the iron ore spot price translates roughly to an extra billion doll...
Housing tax breaks, Trump and video games
13 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
What's the most efficient way to ease the pressure on Australia's groaning property market? James an...
It's time to rethink where Australians invest their inheritances
06 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
If you inherit a bag of money in 2017, where should you put it: property, or the stock market? See...
Billionaire Solomon Lew, Myer, and the big short that blew up
30 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
It's been a terrible week to be short on Myer, or long on sandalwood. James and Alan discuss a very ...
Gas, solar, hydro and batteries - the big arguments around Australian power
16 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
It's been a big week for Australia's energy sector. Alan Kohler and James Kirby discuss the politica...
Too much oil, too few houses, and a few rogue bankers
09 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Alan and James discuss the looming gas crisis, the continuing climb in Australia's property market, ...
The housing data no one believes, and a seagull crashes Alan's big event
02 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Alan and James discuss the nonsense figures being thrown around in Australia's housing discussions, ...
BHP suddenly finds $11b in savings, and nib puts Medibank to shame
22 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Is BHP the "worst company in the world"? Alan Kohler explains why he's frustrated by the management ...
Bad pizza, Seven's crash and a lump of coal
16 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Alan and James discuss Turnbull's true feelings in the renewables debate, and dissect the standout e...
The gulf between Fahour's millions, the RBA's rate moves, and the real world
09 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Is the Reserve Bank of Australia becoming increasingly irrelevant? Did Ahmed Fahour earn his big pay...
The big bully in charge of world markets
02 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Does history hold any hints as to what the business world can expect from President Trump? James Kir...