The Money Puzzle
Episodes
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
Contributed by Lukas
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
Contributed by Lukas
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
Contributed by Lukas
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
Contributed by Lukas
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
Contributed by Lukas
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
Contributed by Lukas
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
Contributed by Lukas
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
Contributed by Lukas
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
Contributed by Lukas
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.
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 dramatic few days' worth of business news. See o...
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 political and financial battles that will decide where you...
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, and another round of tough questions for Australia...
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, the impending pension changes, and a feathered cam...
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 at the big Australian, and James Kirby explains ho...
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 early earnings stories. See omnystudio.com/listen...
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 day? James Kirby and Alan Kohler discuss the bigg...
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 Kirby and Alan Kohler discuss the Donald, the Fed, an...