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What credit crunch? Elon Musk and limits of corporate sponsorship and do you really trust Aldi that much?
The ACCC wants to regulate the energy market, Wayne Byers claims there’s no credit crunch and the decline in lending hasn’t led to a decline in residential construction thanks to immigration. Alan an…
Published on 7 years, 5 months ago
Aussie shares are ready to rebound. Has the SMSF sector reached a plateau? The battle to bury trailing commissions.
Why have Australian analysts changed their mind on the market's short term future? Alan and James discuss where mortgages are headed, whether trailing commissions can ever be killed, and how millenni…
Published on 7 years, 5 months ago
Can online retail finally deliver for investors? The next Aldi eyeing off Australia. Gerry Harvey's secret weapon for a retail fight.
Retail reporter Eli Greenblat joins The Money Cafe this week for a special discussion of department stores, supermarket price wars, online marauders and more. Which companies does he love, and which …
Published on 7 years, 5 months ago
Why the sharemarket is pushing higher. Telstra's perfect storm.
Even a huge round of layoffs couldn't save Telstra from investor ire this week, but will Jame and Alan make of the mess that Australia's largest telco finds itself in. Elsewhere, they examine the oth…
Published on 7 years, 6 months ago
Should we worry about selling our gas network to Hong Kong? Here come the rate rises. How financial adviser Terry McMaster has made history.
What do you need to do before the end of financial year? James and Alan give you their tips on this week's episode, along with a lengthy discussion of foreign takeovers, where rates are heading (and …
Published on 7 years, 6 months ago
Five favourite funds. Why global share markets are moving higher. Stagefright or something worse - online lender Prospa perplexes
Are we living in an age of financial malfeasance or bolstered regulation? James and Alan debate the regulatory landscape, what Ruslan Kogan could have in store, the trajectory of global markets and A…
Published on 7 years, 6 months ago
Why we like Google. Super myth busting. Italy...and you think our coalition has problems.
This week James and Alan pick through the wake of the productivity commission's massive report in Australia's superannuation system, wonder about the prospect of an Italian exit from the Euro and mar…
Published on 7 years, 6 months ago
Have we reached 'peak franchising'? Why we lag China on electric cars. Would you pay a financial adviser $2000 a month?
This week in The Money Cafe James and Alan discuss the sad stories that have emerged from the small business sessions at the Royal Commission, wonder about the outcome of Westpac's bank bill swap rat…
Published on 7 years, 7 months ago
The trouble with Telstra. The Tesla big short. The class action gravy train picks up steam.
This week in The Money Cafe, James and Alan pick through the last entrails of the 2018 Federal Budget, puzzle over the future of some of Australia's biggest stocks, and take on another batch of fiery…
Published on 7 years, 7 months ago
Is it really the time to cut ASIC's budget? The real reason government revenue bounced in the budget. Lonely Planet's long road to irrelevance
As the washup from the 2018 Federal Budget recedes, James and Alan pick through the numbers and wonder about the revenue outlook for Australia, why the government cut ASIC's budget in the middle of a…
Published on 7 years, 7 months ago