The Australian’s Money Cafe

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The Australian’s Money Cafe episodes:

07.01.2021 Investing in space (yes, seriously) In this week's episode James Kirby is joined by The Australian Technology Editor David Swan. The two discuss the Aussie EV company heading to NASDAQ, a gleaming shiny new way to buy gold, and two red hot ETFs it's worth ...
06.24.2021 Why the Taiwan drought will change your investment returns (it's the chip shortage) In this episode of The Australian's Money Cafe James Kirby is joined by Managing Partner of Hamilton Wealth, Will Hamilton. Topics discussed include that all important tax guidance for the EOFY, is the First Home Super Saver scheme worth the ...
06.17.2021 Rates and inflation to move higher...can we ignore it ? Sky News Business Director Ross Greenwood joins James Kirby in this episode. Topics discussed include El Salvador changing the game on Bitcoin, gold and silver going their separate ways and Is your super fund really 'balanced' ? To read articles ...
06.10.2021 Negative gearing: The beginning of the end? In this episode of The Money Cafe the team discusses fixing rates? why it's now or never, will ETFs take over the market? and how it's a very very fine time for the Big Four banks. To read articles on ...
06.03.2021 GDP growth pops: Can inflation be far behind? This week on The Money Café, James Kirby and Alan Kohler traverse the world of ransomware and crypto, question whether it’s time to look at the chipmakers, and explore Grant Hackett's dive into investment bonds. To read articles on the ...
05.27.2021 We need to talk about crypto! In this episode The Money Cafe touches on the (latest) financial advice crisis, what happens when that fixed term mortgage ends, the problem with property for the non-permanent resident and doing the distance with a struggling investment. To get your ...
05.20.2021 The NFT unicorn Australia didn’t want This week on The Money Café Alan Kohler and James Kirby discuss the concept of being trapped in your super fund, examine Dr Lowe’s language and look at whether Bitcoin gives new meaning to the word ‘volatile.’ To read articles ...
05.13.2021 The Budget Week Special – What really happened just there? The Budget takes centre stage in this week’s episode of The Money Café, with James Kirby and Alan Kohler examining the key measures that might be useful from ‘the big spend’. Also discussed is inflation, why mining services stocks are ...
05.06.2021 Why house prices can’t keep this up This week on The Money Café, James Kirby and Alan Kohler question whether Fortescue can float on hydrogen, look at why the RBA Governor doesn’t have a defined benefit fund, and check up on Bitcoin’s latest movements. To read articles ...
04.29.2021 Iron ore – too good to be true? The dynamic duo James Kirby and Alan Kohler return to The Money Café where they discuss a radical idea for getting wage inflation up, how to chase Tesla returns, and look at A2 Milk’s progress. To read articles on the ...
04.22.2021 The property market is crazy! Property takes centre stage in this week’s episode of The Money Café, with buyers advocate Nicole Jacobs from Whitefox Advocacy sharing her thoughts on underquoting, when the right time to buy a house is and much, much more. To read ...
04.15.2021 Getting smart on super contributions This week on The Money Café, James Kirby is joined by Pitcher Partners’ Sue Dahn to discuss whether split mortgages work and whether rates can really stay this low if house prices pop. The pair also give a warning to ...
04.08.2021 China's digital currency plans - big deal or not? This week on The Money Café, Alan Kohler and James Kirby discuss why bonds bear bad news. Also on the agenda is the use of buyers’ advocates & questioning whether currency hedges can work forever. To read articles on the ...
04.01.2021 Is AMP an impossible job? This week on The Money Café, Alan Kohler and James Kirby discuss the secret tax break in vintage cars, question the rush to the regions, and look at how to get a stock pre-IPO. To read articles on the topics ...
03.25.2021 Why balanced funds may not be the best from here Doug Turek joins James Kirby in this week’s episode of The Money Café to discuss off-the-plan property, chasing dividends and the crazy story of Airtasker's IPO. To read articles on the topics Alan and James cover in this episode of ...
03.18.2021 Why rates won’t rise InvestSMART’s Head of Strategy Evan Lucas joins James Kirby in The Money Cafe this week to discuss if it’s possible to find a residential property ETF. Also on the agenda is bitcoin’s big energy use and whether house prices are ...
03.11.2021 Bitcoin versus gold In this week’s episode of The Money Café, Alan Kohler and James Kirby delve into the property market as Sydney house prices accelerate again. The pair also discuss why people are saying goodbye to saving for now and whether a ...
03.03.2021 Pay off the mortgage? Not so fast In this week’s episode of The Money Café, Alan Kohler and James Kirby discuss the prospect of Bitcoin in your super. Also on the agenda is Afterpay bringing back the zero coupon deal and big mouth Bernie Fraser. To read ...
02.25.2021 Standby for the solar ‘tsunami’ On this week’s episode of The Money Café, Alan Kohler and James Kirby delve into the mystery of the unlicensed adviser and her missing $20 million. The pair also discuss Bitcoin’s bad week and the phenomenon of magic mushroom investing. ...
02.18.2021 How to invest a million-dollar windfall? In this week’s episode of The Money Café, Alan Kohler and James Kirby discuss the brutish and arrogant Facebook. The pair also look into the rise of Clubhouse and take a deep dive into the Iranian stock exchange. To read ...
02.11.2021 JobKeeper... time to press for payback In this week’s episode of The Money Cafe, Alan Kohler and James Kirby discuss the truly awful AMP and why Crown can’t go on like this. Also on the agenda are the inflation worriers and an explanation of who’s behind ...
02.04.2021 GameStop: Storm in a teacup? Alan Kohler and James Kirby are back in The Money Cafe this week to discuss whether austerity is back on the agenda. The pair also wonder whether a central banker would make a good Prime Minister and estimate China-based ETFs. ...
01.28.2021 Mad markets – hunting with wolves! James Kirby and Alan Kohler are back in the virtual Money Cafe to discuss the GameStop controversy and hedge fund comeuppance. Also on the agenda is the property investment market's shot in the arm, whether the higher inflation number actually ...
01.21.2021 Can a bubble last for years? Alan and James return to Saporito for the first Money Café of 2021 which is labelled the year of the electric car. Also on the agenda is a discussion on the future of the office REIT, the flying Aussie dollar ...
12.10.2020 What investors learned in a year to forget. IPO boom surfs a wave of optimism. Is it time to re-educate economists? In the last episode for 2020, James and Alan look back on what they've learned from a dreadfully difficult year, and the trends that seem likely to dominate the one on the horizon. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
12.03.2020 House prices are going up, yes, really. Can Australia reset its trade relations with China? The winners and losers of rising super guarantees. As we round into the home stretch of a dreadful year, things are starting to look strangely optimistic. House prices are going up, the recession appears to be waning, and there's a COVID vaccine in sight. On this week's episode, ...
11.26.2020 Why Bitcoin is back. State budgets damn the deficits. The secret of multi million super accounts After a year that has redefined turbulence, it appears that most investors are going to finish... flat? James and Alan talk about the surprisingly upbeat end to 2020, crypto, state budgets and electric cars on this week's episode See omnystudio.com/listener ...
11.19.2020 Bitcoin – The Second Coming. The Vaccine Race- Will Big Pharma play fair? China's booming sharemarket. Share swapping and CGT. Bitcoin’s second coming has Alan Kohler and James Kirby questioning whether people are losing faith in the US dollar. The duo also ponder what other reforms might be pushed through during the COVID-19 crisis on the back of NSW’s changes ...
11.12.2020 How to fix your rate regrets. Markets optimistic about a Trump transition. Beware faux ethical funds. Rates are on everyone's minds at the moment. Can you beat the bank? Alan and James provide their opinions on fixing mortgages on this week's episode, and pick over the smouldering remains of the US presidential election, before diving into ...
11.05.2020 Back in the cafe! Market is pricing in a Biden win. A lot more than a rate cut from the RBA. This week's episode was recorded as votes were being counted in the US Presidential election, but markets seem to have already warmed to the prospects of a narrow Biden win. Tech stocks in particular seem poised to benefit from that ...
10.29.2020 Is there a recession or not? How bank dividend cuts hurt retirees hardest. What If AusPost's Holgate had offered cash instead? As Victoria emerges from its lockdown, Alan Kohler and James Kirby take a closer look at Reserve Bank deputy governor Guy Debelle’s comment that a technical recession is over, and question how much that actually matters. Also on the agenda ...
10.22.2020 Gold regains lustre as an inflation hedge. Who wants a Crown with this much controversy? Investing in barrels can be whisky business Gold is back in vogue with investors, but what about cryptocurrencies? James and Alan discuss the idea of reserve banks creating their own digital currencies on this week's episode of The Money Cafe, as well ass the ongoing disaster at ...
10.15.2020 Our top 3 best stocks. How low will Lowe go? Does government spending really drop next year? With the RBA indicating another rate cut is imminent, Alan Kohler and James Kirby convene in the virtual Money Café to question how low Lowe will go. The duo also discusses whether government spending will really drop next year and ...
10.08.2020 Should you fix rates? The answer is obvious. What’s going on with super? As the dust settles from Tuesday’s federal budget, Alan Kohler and James Kirby reconvene in their traditional Money Cafe time slot to trawl through the budget’s entrails while looking into super reform and pondering where they would spend an extra ...
10.06.2020 Budget 2020: searching for surprises in a blizzard of measures James and Alan jump in to a spare room at the 2020 Federal Budget lockup to discuss a massive slate of fiscal measures largely already announced. It's a podcast of big numbers: debt, deficit, population growth and tax cuts all ...
10.01.2020 Budget predictions. Can you beat the house when fixing rates? The cities left behind in a housing recovery. James returns to the Money Cafe just as an enormous Federal Budget looms on the doorstep. This week, he and Alan discuss what next week's budget could contain, the increasingly bifurcated Australian property market, and how anemic interest rates s...
09.24.2020 How to prepare for a Presidential punch-on. Setting the bar on fund manager experience. Could COVID crush small industry funds? With James Kirby still on a locked down holiday, Alan is joined in the Money Cafe by Chris Weston, head of research at Pepperstone. Together the two of them look at the RBA's messaging on rates, the prospects of a ...
09.17.2020 ‘Buy the rumour, sell the fact’. The work from home revolution. A Minsky moment. Alan Kohler puts the markets under the microscope in this week’s episode of The Money Cafe as he is joined by Author and Publisher of The Pain Report, Jonathan Pain. The pair discuss what the Fed’s been up to, why ...
09.10.2020 Rio's road to perdition. Insuring the vaccines. Tech sell off: If not this time, next time This week on The Money Cafe, James and Alan chat about the widening gap between markets and the economy, vaccine insurance, the increased pressure on Rio Tinto's leaders after the Juukan Gorge fiasco and Warren Buffet's very diverse views on ...
09.03.2020 Recession… or something else entirely? Why the Future Fund is cashing up. Can we believe these house price numbers? Alan Kohler and James Kirby are back in the virtual café to flesh out yesterday’s GDP figures and why the recession label doesn’t capture the current economic situation. The duo also look at IOOF’s acquisition of MLC, the Future Fund’s ...
08.27.2020 The secret of BNPL success. What happens if Biden wins? How much for financial advice? Alan's back in the virtual cafe this week, and has a lot to catch up on as between market moves and corporate misbehaviour. He and James discuss the epic battle between commercial landlords and retailers, the institutional investors that were ...
08.20.2020 With special guest – Top financial adviser Sally Huynh. Early super withdrawal… is it taxed? A house in the city, a place in the country...can it be done? Top financial adviser Sally Huynh joins James Kirby in this week’s episode of The Money Café for a discussion on the key issues and investment trends emerging from COVID including gold’s spectacular rally, early super withdrawals and the stat...
08.13.2020 Mining a rebound. Government guaranteed gold? Revealing the 'jobkeeper stocks'. Resources expert Tim Treadgold joins James Kirby in the cafe this week for a detailed discussion about gold, iron ore, lithium, and how government stimulus could be a major boon for mining generally.
08.11.2020 Forward Slash special: the buy now, pay later boom Buy now, pay later companies are eating up an increasing share of the retail transaction market at a time when credit cards are on the wane. It's another example of neglected customers finding a better experience with an innovative start-up ...
08.06.2020 Is investing in gold ridiculous? Why keeping an eye on US markets is a must. Suspension of insolvency laws and your portfolio. With Alan on a lockdown holiday, James is joined by financial adviser Doug Turek for a distanced chat about how he is managing portfolios in 2020, and the haunting sense hanging over markets.
07.30.2020 The murkiest earnings season ever! Is something wrong at CSL? Early super withdrawal beats all forecasts. This week on The Money Café, James Kirby and Alan Kohler look ahead to the upcoming earnings season, look at what’s going on at CSL, examine the magnitude of early super withdrawals, mull over why Solomon Lew bought Myer and ...
07.23.2020 The fine detail of Australia's dire budget update. Could deferred loans be written off? The fix is in on Australian mortgages. Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has revealed the incredible damage COVID-19 has wreaked on Australia's finances. But a closer reading of the budgetary assumptions reveals a mix of optimism and pessimism. James and Alan discuss what is and isn...
07.16.2020 Anticipating Frydenberg's huge budget update. Gold leverage explained. The super withdrawl disaster accelerates. The Treasurer's mini-budget update on July 23 will be one of the most keenly anticipated Zoom calls of the year. Alan and James discuss the budgetary and human considerations being weighed up in this week's Money Cafe, and compare communist ...
07.09.2020 An exhaustive look at ETFs. A golden bubble? Income protection policies. With Alan off-duty, James invites Vanguard's Robin Bowerman on for a comprehensive explanation of how exchange traded funds work, and the ways that ETFs can help and hurt an investing strategy.
07.02.2020 Special Edition - Modern Monetary Theory - What the hell is it and why is everyone talking about it? Alan has created quite the stir through his recent fascination with modern monetary theory, or MMT. So, this week he and James thrash out the logic and potential drawbacks of this radical shift in thinking, and explain how Money Cafe ...

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