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10.22.2020

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 ...

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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 should ...
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 state of ...
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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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't meaningful in ...
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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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 ...
06.26.2020 Introducing: Forward Slash Introducing a brand new podcast from The Australian: 2020 has seen the world reshaped at an unprecedented pace. Eras that once spanned a decade fly past in the space of a month. Trends that lasted weeks are lucky to survive ...
06.25.2020 Recession brings a new wave of retail investors. Why fewer financial advisers should mean better advice. This week on The Money Café, James Kirby and Alan Kohler look into the number of new investors coming into the market, Qantas’ latest job cuts, the risk-reward ratio of bonds, and answer a number of listener questions. See acast.com/privacy ...
06.18.2020 Market signals muffled as reserve banks buy up corporate bonds. The distancing rule that could ruin restaurants. Why Afterpay is soaring Zombie companies loom on the horizon of this week's episode as James and Alan discuss the potential impacts of the US Fed buying up bonds from businesses wounded by the COVID-19 shutdown. In Australia, Job Keeper appears to be the ...
06.11.2020 Why Kogan is on a tear. Crazy credit card fees. Assessing the FIRE (Financial Independence Retire Early) movement. This week Alan Kohler and James Kirby make their long awaited return to the Money Cafe to mull over the stock market recovery following the best 50 days on the market… ever, the disparity between credit card interest rates and ...
06.04.2020 Why a GDP recession matters. Will rioting bring markets back to reality? Learning from a tale of ETF woe. A week of mass protest in the streets of America hasn't subdued Wall Street. Is this rally too good to be true? James and Alan ponder how long stocks can soar in the face of civil unrest in this week's ...
05.28.2020 Capital raisings bonanza - did you get a fair share? Why tech titans will now extend their dominance. Inflation or deflation - which is the worry? Stephen Mayne joins James in the Money Cafe this week for an episode largely focused on a rash of capital raisings. Is the current system set up in a way that is unfair to retail investors? Why have some famous ...
05.21.2020 Is Amazon propping up world markets? Travel titans play hardball. Reading the last recession. Have we entered the Land of Oz? Where markets and the economy can persist in divergent realities? James and Alan space out on the big questions in this week's episode The Money Cafe, and attack a rising bag of listener ...
05.14.2020 Australia's misleading unemployment arithmetic. How the big banks will decide what happens to house prices. Will we work from home forever? After the release of today’s confronting employment figures, Alan Kohler and James Kirby unpack the numbers and reveal the true damage to Australia’s labour force. The duo also discuss the Commonwealth Bank’s grim forecast for property prices in this week’s ...
05.07.2020 Wall Street Wakes! What to do if you regret accessing early super release? Using an SMSF to buy residential property. Have markets found the floor, or are we looking at another dip coming down the tracks? James and Alan compare notes on recent history and consider the shaky case for optimism in the future in this week's episode of The ...
04.30.2020 Weasel words and banking dividends. Could Australia escape a recession? Markets punt on a Crown takeover. Alan Kohler and James Kirby get stuck into a big week in finance which has been dominated by the banks and more big movements in the oil price. They also look to the US and whether its largest GDP contraction ...
04.23.2020 Big oil's bad days. Why unemployment data hides a far uglier reality. Was Virgin flying in the wrong direction from the start? James is back in the Money Cafe for a meaty discussion of a dramatic week of business news. Crashing oil prices have left some traders scrambling for space in the garage for a few extra barrels, and the RBA has ...
04.16.2020 An overly optimistic IMF outlook? How falling migration could hit the rental market. What’s the damage of a potential second wave? As March 23 becomes further and further away, Alan Kohler is joined this week by Principal of Minack Advisors, Gerard Minack, to ponder whether we have in fact, seen the bottom. They also question the IMF’s bullish economic outlook and ...
04.09.2020 Battle lines drawn between industry and regulators on crisis management. Are capital raising at bargain prices? The mystery of the $100 notes. Analysts have started to try and call the bottom, but could we see a bear market rally or just a dead cat bounce? James and Alan discuss the latest market data in this week's episode, along with the true value ...
04.02.2020 Industry super funds' defining moment. And the Jobkeeper package winner is... JM.Keynes! Bargain capital raisings on the way. In this week’s isolation podcast, Alan Kohler and James Kirby unpack the government’s extraordinary JobKeeper package, the impact it will have on future budget deficits and marvel at technological developments being used while in isolation. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and ...
03.26.2020 Which stocks might bounce first? Day of reckoning for the fund management industry. Why you need to be consistent in your approach In this week's isolation podcast, James and Alan look at where the big money is hovering ahead of the recovery, wonder how fund managers can withstand the market crash, and answer a swag of listener questions. See acast.com/privacy for privacy ...
03.19.2020 After the rate cut: stimulus on steroids. Why you should avoid cashing in super. Can airlines steer through market turbulence. The Money Cafe has gone remote, so it's now a BYO coffee affair. In this week's episode James and Alan ponder the current state of affairs facing the markets with coronavirus front and centre for investors, look at whether to ...
03.12.2020 Stimulus struggles for cut through. Will oil stocks ever recover? What to do with my son the wannabe millionaire. Indiscriminate sell-offs have swept through the ASX, but what companies can be seen as reasonable prospects in a recovery? James and Alan pick through the latest market dramas, and answer a few listener questions. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out ...
03.10.2020 Markets crisis special edition. Everything you want to know about the shares rout and what it might mean. Emergency edition! James and Alan sit down for an extra coffee to discuss a dramatic few days on the market, and what could come next for the nation's toilet paper stockpiles. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
03.05.2020 Boom or bust – the dilemma ahead for sharemarket investors. We name the stocks that have defied the correction. Golden opportunities. The bidet bonanza. Alan Kohler and James Kirby catch up in the chaos of this week to make sense of the market correction and whether it is a buying opportunity. They also question the toilet paper hysteria and look at the appeal of ...
02.27.2020 Are we talking a global recession now? Rio confirms it – mining dividends are for real, Crown casinos looking cheap After a turbulent week in global markets, Alan and James discuss how deep and how long this coronavirus hit will last and question whether a global recession is now inevitable. They also discuss the feasibility of using the big three ...
02.20.2020 Why the coronavirus is good for markets. Australia's wave of wage scandals. What's behind the local software sell-offs? After a brief dip, the ASX has resumed its soar towards blue skies despite global fears over the impacts of coronavirus. Could the disease actually be a good thing for markets? Alan and James discuss this, along with a disappointing ...
02.13.2020 Blind bullishness takes hold on ASX. AMP’s infuriating bonus bump. Sayonara to the Calombaris empire After a revealing week of reporting season, Alan Kohler and James Kirby catch up on The Money Café to discuss the fallout from AMP’s dividend cut, CSL’s continued dream run and CommBank’s surprising profit results. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and ...
02.06.2020 The stocks that will swing markets this earnings season. Why are investors flocking to gold? Tesla shocks the shorts. What does it mean when markets are forging on while analysts predict a serious coronavirus shock? Alan thinks this is a sign of perverse markets, and James has an eye on the stocks that will determine the fate of many ...
01.30.2020 Can markets contain coronavirus panic? Australia: home of the world's dearest exchange. Three takeover targets to watch. James and Alan reconvene the Money Cafe for another year with coronavirus fears swirling in the air. Will an epidemic force a recession in China and a broader market plunge? Analyst models have painted a pessimistic picture of the year ...
12.12.2019 2019's fliers and flops. At last, some super data. What's more likely: inflation rise or asteroid strike? The Money Cafe wraps up a big year in business by reflecting on the wins and dramatic failures, and trying to get through as many listener questions as possible. Many thanks to all of you who listened and wrote in ...
12.05.2019 Rate cuts coming to an end? Japan stops the shorts. Australia's property recovery: nuts or nice? After a week where markets fell out of bed, what will a fresh decade bring? James and Alan discuss rates, houses, markets and more in this episode of The Money Cafe. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
11.28.2019 Westpac's unforgivable indifference. What's to celebrate in a new ASX record? High drama at Harvey Norman AGM. It's been a week of highlights for the ASX and lowlights for Westpac. James and Alan chew over the fallout from the major bank scandal in this week's Money Cafe, as well as Gerry Harvey's fierce performance at the Harvey ...
11.21.2019 What's the value of a charismatic CEO? Household debt stress a GFC throwback. How to jump into small caps, safely James and Alan have packed up the Money Cafe and taken it to Sydney for their first live podcast! In this episode they discuss the tug between stimulus and surplus, whether boomers will have to work forever, the long-term outlook ...
11.14.2019 Does Afterpay deserve a tick or a kick? Australia's unhappy financial marriages. Could a bear market be good news for battling fund managers? With a new boss at the big Australian, James and Alan begin their conversation in the Money Cafe this week by weighing up the merits of internal promotion in large companies. They also ponder Afterpay's change in fortune, the latest ...
11.07.2019 The Money Cafe hits a million downloads! Are Australian banks stuffed? Why you shouldn't - ever - take investing advice from your tax agent. It's drinks all round at the Money Cafe this week as James and Alan toast a million downloads, wonder about the long-term outlook for Australian banks, not the inconsistency between what the RBA and the government is saying about the ...
10.31.2019 Why punters are being steered away from the track. What hope for the next crop of advisers? The winners and losers among Australia's richest. The Australian's John Stensholt joins Alan in The Money Cafe for a spring update on the list of the nation's wealthiest, as well as a look at the state of horse racing, and a grab bag of listener questions. See ...

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