Podcast Episodes

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 Auss…

Published on 4 years, 11 months ago

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.

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Published on 5 years ago

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 s…

Published on 5 years ago

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 electr…

Published on 5 years ago

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-1…

Published on 5 years, 1 month ago

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 p…

Published on 5 years, 1 month ago

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…

Published on 5 years, 1 month ago

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 t…

Published on 5 years, 1 month ago

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,…

Published on 5 years, 2 months ago

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 spendin…

Published on 5 years, 2 months ago