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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 up…
5 years, 4 months 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 …
5 years, 4 months 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,…
5 years, 4 months 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 prospect…
5 years, 5 months 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 te…
5 years, 5 months 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 cu…
5 years, 5 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.…
5 years, 5 months ago
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 t…
5 years, 6 months ago
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'…
5 years, 6 months ago
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 coul…
5 years, 6 months ago