Podcast Episodes

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 bett…

Published on 5 years, 4 months ago

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.  

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Published on 5 years, 4 months ago

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 So…

Published on 5 years, 4 months ago

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 pess…

Published on 5 years, 5 months ago

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…

Published on 5 years, 5 months ago

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.  

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Published on 5 years, 5 months ago

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 th…

Published on 5 years, 5 months ago

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 we…

Published on 5 years, 5 months ago

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 …

Published on 5 years, 5 months ago

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 Australi…

Published on 5 years, 6 months ago