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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 cre…
Published on 5 years, 6 months ago
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…
Published on 5 years, 6 months ago
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 …
Published on 5 years, 6 months ago
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 ris…
Published on 5 years, 7 months ago
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 Commonweal…
Published on 5 years, 7 months ago
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 we…
Published on 5 years, 7 months ago
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 co…
Published on 5 years, 7 months ago
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 …
Published on 5 years, 8 months ago
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 th…
Published on 5 years, 8 months ago
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 …
Published on 5 years, 8 months ago