Podcast Episodes

Why the IMF and its global growth forecasts are way off. A stake through the heart of financial adviser commissions. What links a revolving door, a pokies king and an asthma device?

The IMF's latest update casts a gloomy shadow over this week's Money Cafe, in which James and Alan also discuss the next steps for Brexit, and Trump's smokey China trade deal.  

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Published on 6 years, 2 months ago

How to get a bite of the alternative meat craze. The WeWork killer sets his sights on Afterpay. Is paranoia the best reason to keep your money in a bank today?

Where's the beef in this week's Money Cafe? Alan and James talk fake burgers, the market giving up on AMP, the factors that will govern the success of buy now/pay later companies.  

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Published on 6 years, 2 months ago

How low will rates go? Why bond funds are making big money. What share market sectors still offer value? Why you need to make 20% more salary in Sydney

James Kirby is joined by Evan Lucas in this week’s episode of The Money Café, where the duo discuss what the catalyst might be to bring rates back up, how to adjust for a low yielding environment, pr…

Published on 6 years, 2 months ago

Bulls and bears alike are conflicted on Trump. Is the WeWork flop a sign of the top? Re-writing old wisdom on cash and retirement.

Brexit strife and impeachment speculation abounds but markets don't seem particularly fussed. But what impact could a Trump departure have for American investors? Alan and James ponder this in this w…

Published on 6 years, 2 months ago

Digging in on virtue signalling. Huh! Why US interest rates jumped. Does audit insurance pass the sniff test?

In this week's Money Cafe, James and Alan dive into the heated debate of corporate leaders taking social stances, explain America's sudden rate spike, and lay out the potential capital gains tax impl…

Published on 6 years, 3 months ago

Should the tax office be regulating SMSFs? David Teoh's photo opp. What to do with $10 million?

This week on The Money Café, Alan Kohler and James Kirby look into why the ATO is meddling with SMSFs, debate whether an accountant or financial adviser is better equipped to manage your money, and d…

Published on 6 years, 3 months ago

What kind of investing world are we living in? Auction clearance rate warning. Watch sterling bounce as Boris get pounded.

With conflicting signals and tensions frayed, the first order of business for James and Alan this week is figuring out just what world we're living in. With that covered, they move onto auction clear…

Published on 6 years, 3 months ago

The ASX's best performing stock you can't name. Why bond ETFs are outperforming bonds. Time to look at 'real assets'...but what are they ?

What does the endgame of a global trade war look like? James and Alan tackle the questions driving anxiety around the globe in this episode of The Money Cafe, along with the resilient Afterpay, and t…

Published on 6 years, 3 months ago

German bond bust hints at a bubble. Trump's Greenland gambit. Is it time to size up bear ETFs?

Negativity looms large once again in the Money Cafe, thanks to fresh news from the German bond market? Are we all totally rooted? Alan thinks so, James is more circumspect. Also discussed: the Donald…

Published on 6 years, 4 months ago

Will negative interest rates bring on a crash? How to hedge. Is this the end of the Hong Kong market?

James is back on deck in the Money Cafe in a week of global drama and market turbulence. So what's next? He and Alan discuss AMP, Magellan, hedging, negative rates and a swathe of listener questions.…

Published on 6 years, 4 months ago