The Money Puzzle

With rate cuts looming and housing affordability looking strong, cash is on everyone's mind in this episode of The Money Cafe? Aside from many reader questions on where to spend it, Alan and James discuss Afterpay, the question to ask your super fund, and why the economy is looking good for investors. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Alan is back with James in the Money Cafe this week, and ready to thaw out by figuring out the finer details of deeming, what he learned about Brexit, and explain why he'd be putting his cash in housing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Evan Lucas from InvestSMART joins James in The Money Cafe this week for a lengthy chat on the state of the economy, where rates are going, and how investors can respond. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's a double James week on The Money Cafe, as J Kirby is joined by J Gerrard, financial adviser, for a substantial look at his investing philosophy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on The Money Cafe, James is joined by financial adviser Bruce Brammall to discuss the urgent matter of super insurance, the tricky matter of picking the right financial advice, and a series of tricky listener questions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Financial adviser Will Hamilton joins James in The Money Cafe for a chat about the outlook for a SMSF renaissance, the property landscape, and a series of tricky listener questions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on The Money Café, James Kirby and Alan Kohler discuss the future direction of the RBA, whether Melbourne is becoming the finance capital of Australia, the new economic Cold War, and much, much more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What's left to talk about after Labor's policy platform evaporated? James and Alan turn their minds to the wake of the federal election, the prospect of taxing retirees, the Huawei ban and Tesla's valuation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One the precipice of the Federal Election, James and Alan discuss the last minute first home buyers scheme, the certainty around a coming rate cut, Uber's bumpy ride and much more in this episode of The Money Cafe See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A blocked merger, a rate hold, and a broken deal dominate this week's agenda on The Money Cafe, although Alan also finds some time for a chat about snooker. Also discussed: the value of GDP, Egyptian investing, and a story with real bite. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on The Money Café, James Kirby and Alan Kohler discuss Beyond Meat and other billion dollar stocks, question whether Scott Morrison is doing deals with Clive Palmer, discuss Wall Street hitting its highest closing on record, answer listener's questions and much more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on The Money Café, James Kirby and Alan Kohler discuss Bill Shorten’s changes to superannuation, question whether the property market has finally bottomed out, Westpac’s solar play, answer a number of listener questions and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lock up your utes! This week on The Money Cafe James and Alan look at the electric talking point of the week, the legal fight over financial advice trailing commissions, the Crown leak, and another big slab of listener questions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

James and Alan return to their usual digs in Melbourne at the end of a big budget week to discuss what it all meant, and what Ian Narev might be Seeking at his new employer. Also covered: approximately one thousand listener questions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Alan and James sit down by the coffee cart in the 2019 Budget Lockup to pick through what matters in Josh Frydenberg's announcements. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on The Money Cafe, James and Alan wonder about where SMSF investors will turn for funds when the banks turn off the tap, and look towards the federal budget next week. Also: what should we make of an inverted yield curve? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week in The Money Café, James Kirby and Alan Kohler discuss the US Federal Reserve’s decision that rates will remain on hold and what that might mean for the RBA. There’s also a lively chat about responsible lending and falling house prices, and the dynamic duo respond to a number of listener questions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week in The Money Café, James Kirby and Alan Kohler discuss the resurgence of coal, the latest Brexit dramas, the triumph of mortgage brokers, bond yields, and answer a number of questions from loyal listeners. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week in The Money Café, James Kirby and Alan Kohler ponder where to next for interest rates, dig into a former NAB senior staffer’s lavish lifestyle, debate the industry super fund flex, and power through a big bag of listener questions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the 100th episode of The Money Cafe, James and Alan discuss new banks, old coal and the midnight text at the centre of an ugly corporate fight. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Eli Greenblat joins James Kirby in The Money Cafe for a big catch-up on retail earnings and trends. Topics discussed: a post department store future for shopping centres, how supermarkets are feeling the housing pinch, Coke, Afterpay and listener anger on Labor's agenda. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week in The Money Café, James Kirby and Alan Kohler question whether there’s still a need for mortgage brokers, wonder whether Andy Penn from Telstra can turn the company around, and ponder a strange listener question…investing in Lego. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This weeks podcast is focused on the wake of the Hayne report recommendations, as James and Alan wonder if a golden opportunity was missed on financial advice, and what the news means for Australia's big banks. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Alan and James are back for a new year of Money Cafe podcasts, and kick things off with a discussion of the shambolic state of Brexit, what Monday's Royal Commission release could hold, and the key measures we should use when measuring housing affordability. This week’s podcast was brought to you in partnership with IG, a world leader in online trading, offering you access to over 15,000 global markets. Visit www.ig.com.au for more information. Music during Kyle's preview by Kevin MacLeod. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On The Money Café this week, James Kirby and Alan Kohler discuss the big four banks and the fallout from the Banking Royal Commission, Huawei, the outlook for 2019, and burn through a number of listener questions.This week’s podcast was brought to you in partnership with IG, a world leader in online trading, offering you access to over 15,000 global markets. Visit www.ig.com.au for more information. Music during Kyle's preview by Kevin MacLeod. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Big news this week in the Money Cafe, as Alan Kohler discusses his new job title. Other (less significant) news covered: the RBA's stance on the economy, why you can't trust real estate agents on the housing market, interest-only loans, and the children making millions reviewing toys. This week’s podcast was brought to you in partnership with IG, a world leader in online trading, offering you access to over 15,000 global markets. Visit www.ig.com.au for more information. Music during Kyle's preview by Kevin MacLeod See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's been a rough year for Australian investors, but could a Santa rally sweeten things? James and Alan toss up the coal and the presents in this week's Money Cafe, and discuss Ken Henry's performance at the Royal Commission, the state of Afterpay, and Dave Sharma's new gig. This week’s podcast was brought to you in partnership with IG, a world leader in online trading, offering you access to over 15,000 global markets. Visit www.ig.com.au for more information. Music during Kyle's preview by Kevin MacLeod See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on The Money Cafe: stepping to observe and appreciate the Royal Commission, wondering what's next for Coles as it returns to the ASX, and where Labor's franking credits policy could end up. This week’s podcast was brought to you in partnership with IG, a world leader in online trading, offering you access to over 15,000 global markets. Visit www.ig.com.au for more information. Music during Kyle's preview by Kevin MacLeod See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There's no shortage of panic around Australia's housing market, so Alan and James try to allay these fears by guessing just how far things could fall this week on The Money Cafe. Also discussed: a labourer drought, how to invest in the uranium boom, and where the next iPhone buyers are hiding. This week’s podcast was brought to you in partnership with IG, a world leader in online trading, offering you access to over 15,000 global markets. Visit www.ig.com.au for more information. Music during Kyle's preview by Kevin MacLeod See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on The Money Cafe, James and Alan discuss the impacts of America's midterm elections, some expensive stocks that may have become a bargain, why NAB has broken open the piggy bank to pay its dividends, and a whack of listener questions about franking credits. This week’s podcast was brought to you in partnership with IG, a world leader in online trading, offering you access to over 15,000 global markets. Visit www.ig.com.au for more information. Music during Kyle's preview by Kevin MacLeod See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week in The Money Cafe, James Kirby and Alan Kohler discuss the sharemarket, Kogan, the banks, the franking credits controversy, the US midterm elections and more. This week’s podcast was brought to you in partnership with IG, a world leader in online trading, offering you access to over 15,000 global markets. Visit www.ig.com.au for more information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week in The Money Café, Alan Kohler and special guest John Stensholt – Rich Lists Editor at The Australian, chat about the stock market correction, Rich Listers James Packer, Anthony Pratt and the Atlassian duo, and churn through a bunch of listener questions ranging from ETF’s to non-bank lenders. This week’s podcast was brought to you in partnership with IG, a world leader in online trading, offering you access to over 15,000 global markets. Visit www.ig.com.au for more information. Music during Kyle's preview by Kevin MacLeod See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Halloween is just around the corner, and markets are looking suitably scary. James and Alan discuss how banks could be to blame for much investor woe this year, Telstra's interest in an NBN sale, unemployment data and much more on this week's episode of The Money Cafe. This week’s podcast was brought to you in partnership with IG, a world leader in online trading, offering you access to over 15,000 global markets. Visit www.ig.com.au for more information. Music during Kyle's preview by Kevin MacLeod See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Markets were flashing red this week as James and Alan sat down to record at The Money Cafe. There was plenty to discuss about where things may be headed, as well as a bumper crop of IPOs, a potential bill for the banking royal commission, and stacks of listener questions. This week’s podcast was brought to you in partnership with IG, a world leader in online trading, offering you access to over 15,000 global markets. Visit www.ig.com.au for more information. Music during Kyle's preview by Kevin MacLeod See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's Money Cafe, James and Alan say goodbye to the banking royal commission and hello to a new world of volatile bond yields. Also discussed: the sense of any potential Myer buyer, Alan's big election focus, and a swathe of super listener questions. This week’s podcast was brought to you in partnership with IG, a world leader in online trading, offering you access to over 15,000 global markets. Visit www.ig.com.au for more information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

James and Alan spend this week's episode chatting about the ABC, arguing about SMSF lending, and discussing the prospect of some cash being splashed ahead of next year's federal election. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

James and Alan fly through a packed agenda in this week's episode of The Money Cafe, covering Trump's trade war antics, an aged care debacle, Labor's pitch to female workers, and a mountain of listener questions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week's episode features reflections on the global financial crisis, a focus on life insurance at the banking Royal Commission, analysis of Myer's strategy, and a couple of special guests. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Politics, pensions and (GD)P are all on the menu in this week's episode of The Money Cafe. Also discussed: the new online utilities that are getting frighteningly large, the state of charitable investing, and a swag of listener questions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Alan and James reunite for a rapid fire discussion of super returns, Labor's tax revolution, and the state of Australia's telco sector. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Australian's rural reporter, Sue Neales, jumps into the Money Cafe for a special episode on all things ag. What separates the cream from the crap in Australia's regional companies, and where should investors be looking for the next crop of success stories? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Alan and James reunite in the Money Cafe this week for a meaty chat about financial crises abroad and the ongoing Banking Royal Commission in Australia. Also covered: wage growth, migration, online fashion and CSL. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week Stephen Mayne steps into The Money Cafe to join James Kirby for a discussion of a massive week in the royal commission, and what it means for many financial institutions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this edition of The Money Café, Alan Kohler and special guest Supratim Adhikari, tech editor at The Australian, talk all things FAANGs, and unpack the wobbly state of Telstra. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Alan Kohler and guest David Swan, technology reporter for The Australian, discuss the Nine-Fairfax merger as a digital play. Facebook shares fell 25 percent in one day and Amazon’s going gangbusters. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Alan Kohler and guest co-host John Durie also ask when don’t executives get bonuses? What’s keeping CEO salaries down and how there's more men named Andrew than women in ASX100 listed companies. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 and James discuss consumer confidence being up thanks to talk of tax cuts, Aldi dethroning Qantas as the most trusted brand and Elon Musk's submarine to the Thailand cave rescue. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 millennials are being wooed by financial institutions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 does he doubt? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 other telco CEO who makes Andy Penn's problems seem simple by comparison, and the 99 year old back at the helm of the listed company he founded. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.