After a prophetic call on Mike Cannon-Brookes bidding for AGL on the Money Café two weeks ago, Stephen Mayne and Alan Kohler talk through what happens next – is the bid dead? Is it posturing? What can Macquarie do – or maybe Telstra? Also: what will the seven sons of one of the shareholders of Aristocrat Leisure do; why you should never buy off private equity; who has nationalising Transurban on their wishlist; is a 10% correction a buying opportunity and that perennial favourite: house prices.

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On the Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and James Thomson, Chanticleer columnist at the Australian Financial Review, talk about whether it’s acceptable to have ice with your whisky, at least at Lark Distilling, Putin-watch and buying opportunities, finding zero carbon stocks, is the safe end of high growth worth the risk and Magellan, again. And more, much more.

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What more do you need in a podcast? Well, Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne also cast a sceptical eye over earnings so far, the Day After for proxy advisers, Magellan and the change of guard and the relationship between pokies and football clubs. Also: Engineers should stay in the job, Money Café’s name isn’t changing and Alan prefers short-ish questions.

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On the Money Café this week, James Thomson, Chanticleer columnist at the Australian Financial Review, and Alan Kohler ponder the obsession with inflation, look at what’s brewing at Rio Tinto, check in on what Bitcoin is doing, and answer a number of listener questions on annuities, finding a financial mentor and more.

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Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne lob volleys over Putin and Ukraine, finances at Tennis Australia and what’s BHP to do with all its franking credits? And that’s just the first 5 minutes. Also: what the Labor and Liberal parties have made on the stock market; how to get the minutes from an AGM or a board meeting; and the value of a clunker.

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On the first Money Café of 2022, Alan Kohler and James Thomson, Chanticleer columnist at the Australian Financial Review, discuss the collapse of Dixon’s Advisory; inflation, rate rises and tech companies; and ACDC, the ETF, not the band.

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Stephen Mayne jumps off his 70th online AGM to speak to Alan, who’s drawn the short straw and is back in isolation for a day. On the agenda: the ongoing Magellan saga; Westpac shrinking its way to glory; and CSL’s Swiss deal winding up a year of frenzied takeover activity.

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On the Money Café this week, James Thomson, Chanticleer columnist at the Australian Financial Review, and Alan Kohler puzzle over what’s happening at Magellan and where all the tech talent is before turning to the business side of cricket bats. Plus, briefly, what the RBA said and how business is brisk at the Bank of Mum and Dad.

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On this week's episode of The Money Café, James Thomson, Chanticleer columnist at the Australian Financial Review, joins Alan Kohler to talk about the abiding problem of house prices, why you should walk around the office on a Friday morning and why going to the doctor is easier than getting financial advice.

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Alan grills Sam Gawenda, director and senior lending specialist at Rising Tide Financial Services, on how to borrow in today’s market – who’s on the hook for mortgage insurance, when you pay stamp duty, which bank is great for what and the key question – fixed or variable?

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