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Episodes
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Watch out! Exchange Traded Funds are drifting off course
Investment strategist Giselle Roux joins the Australian’s Wealth Editor James Kirby on this week's episode of the show. They discuss the dangers in the…
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Inflation - What will it mean for your investments ?
Dr Doug Turek of Professional Wealth joins James Kirby, the Australian’s Wealth Editor on this week’s show. The pair discuss why inflation has…
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Where are the property bargains in 2022?
Eliza Owen, head of research at property group CoreLogic joins James Kirby, the Australian's Wealth Editor on this week's show. They discuss the reasons why…
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Special Summer ‘ReStart’ - Episode Three - Your introduction to investment property
In the final summer special 'ReStart' series James Kirby talks to financial advisor James Gerrard about the best financial approach to buying an investment…
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Special Summer ‘ReStart’ - Episode Two - Getting to know shares and managed funds
This is the second episode in the special four part summer 'restart' edition of The Australian's Money Cafe, where James Kirby is joined by financial advisor…
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Special Summer ‘ReStart’ - Episode One - Introducing you to the first principles of investing
The Australian's Money Cafe is running a four part summer special 'ReStart' edition, where each week James Kirby is joined by financial advisor James Gerrard…
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Most popular episode of 2021 - Spare cash? Should you put it in super or cut the mortgage?
In today's special episode of the Australians Money Cafe we are playing back one of the most popular episodes we had on the podcast this year. The episode is…
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Smart investors end the year preparing for a downturn
Gemma Dale, head of investor behaviour at stockbroker nabtrade joins Wealth Editor James Kirby on this week’s edition of The Australian’s Money…
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The one habit all rich investors have in common
John Stensholt, the Rich 250 editor joins Wealth editor James Kirby on this weeks episode of The Australian's Money Cafe. They discuss the difference between…
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The scandal your superfund hopes will go away
Will Hamilton of Hamilton Wealth Management joins James Kirby, the Australian's Wealth Editor on this week's show. They discuss if it is irresponsible for fund…
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Mythbusting the 'great resignation'
Shane Oliver, chief economist at AMP Capital Shane joins Wealth Editor James Kirby on this week's episode of The Australian's Money Cafe. They discuss the…
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Crypto Special - How much? For how long?
Jon Deane, CEO of Trovio and member of the government's Digital Finance Cooperative Research Centre, joins James Kirby on this week's episode of The…
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Discovering the best value sector in residential property
Financial adviser and author Stuart Wemyss of ProSolution joins Wealth Editor James Kirby on this week's episode of The Australian's Money Cafe. They discuss…
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Should you pay your HECS or your Mortgage?
Financial adviser and Spirit Super director Sue Dahn joins James Kirby on this weeks episode of The Australian's Money Cafe.They discuss if you should pay off…
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Are house prices finally slowing down?
Financial adviser Bruce Brammall joins James Kirby on this week's episode of the Australian's Money Cafe. They discuss why bonds are suddenly a danger zone…
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Tesla - Is it too late to join the party?
'Shareplicity' author Danielle Ecuyer joins James Kirby, Wealth Editor of The Australian as the special guest on this week's episode of The Australian's Money…
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Tax targets: The ATO's future hunting grounds
Dr Doug Turek of Professional Wealth joins James Kirby on this week's episode of The Australian's Money Cafe. They discuss how many Square shares you'll get…
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The rich are different...and this is why
This week on the Australian's Money Cafe James Kirby is joined by Gemma Dale, head of investor behaviour, NAB trade. They discuss the distinct approach of the…
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The ultimate Capital Gains Tax escape
This week on the Australian's Money Cafe James Kirby is joined by James Gerrard, financial advisor at www.financialadvisor.com.au. They discuss the post…
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Help! I'm stuck in a dud superfund
On this week's episode of The Australian's Money Cafe James Kirby is joined by Will Hamilton of Hamilton Wealth Management. They discuss why share markets…
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What the hell is a blue-chip: Where can I see a list ?
On this week's episode of The Australian's Money Cafe James Kirby is joined by Rudi Filapek-Vandyck, publisher of share market guide FNarena.com. They discuss…
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Lessons from Bitcoin's 'flash crash'
James Kirby is joined by Anthony Keane, Personal Finance Correspondent for News Ltd, on this week's episode of The Australian's Money Cafe. They discuss what…
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How to invest for your kids
James Kirby is joined by adviser Sue Dahn from Pitcher Partners on this episode of The Australian's Money Cafe. They discuss Exchange Traded Funds versus…
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Bitcoin versus Gold - What you need to know
James Kirby is joined by adviser Dr Doug Turek from Professional Wealth in this episode of The Australian's Money Cafe. They discuss if the markets can stay…
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Special Edition - China and your investments
On this special episode of the Australian's Money Cafe James Kirby is joined by Will Glasgow, China correspondent for The Australian. They discuss the new…
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Special Ethical Investing Edition
Special guest Mara Bun, director of Australian Ethical Investment, joins James Kirby on this week's episode of the Australian's Money Cafe. The two discuss the…
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Spare cash? Should you put it in super or cut the mortgage?
Adviser and author Bruce Brammall joins James Kirby in this episode of The Australian's Money Cafe. They discuss a HECs hitch you should seek to avoid, when it…
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Why the takeover boom is only starting
Fund manager and commentator Roger Montgomery of Montgomery Investment Management joins James Kirby in this episode of The Australian's Money Cafe. They…
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Gold for the kids... it's a thing
Adviser and writer James Gerrard of Finance Advisor joins James Kirby in this episode of The Australian's Money Cafe. They discuss why used car prices are…
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Will the US export it's inflation to Australia ?
In this episode James Kirby discusses why China is not that important, ETF price drops are explained and should you be looking at inflation-linked investments…
The Money PuzzleInside Peter Switzer's Self Managed Super Fund
In this week's episode James Kirby is joined by the broadcaster and founder of the Switzer Group, Peter Switzer. Points for discussion include should…
The Money PuzzleInvesting in space (yes, seriously)
In this week's episode James Kirby is joined by The Australian Technology Editor David Swan. The two discuss the Aussie EV company heading to NASDAQ, a…
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Why the Taiwan drought will change your investment returns (it's the chip shortage)
In this episode of The Australian's Money Cafe James Kirby is joined by Managing Partner of Hamilton Wealth, Will Hamilton. Topics discussed include that all…
The Money PuzzleRates and inflation to move higher...can we ignore it ?
Sky News Business Director Ross Greenwood joins James Kirby in this episode. Topics discussed include El Salvador changing the game on Bitcoin, gold and silver…
The Money PuzzleNegative gearing: The beginning of the end?
In this episode of The Money Cafe the team discusses fixing rates? why it's now or never, will ETFs take over the market? and how it's a very very fine time…
The Money PuzzleGDP growth pops: Can inflation be far behind?
This week on The Money Café, James Kirby and Alan Kohler traverse the world of ransomware and crypto, question whether it’s time to look at the chipmakers, and…
The Money PuzzleWe need to talk about crypto!
In this episode The Money Cafe touches on the (latest) financial advice crisis, what happens when that fixed term mortgage ends, the problem with property for…
The Money PuzzleThe NFT unicorn Australia didn’t want
This week on The Money Café Alan Kohler and James Kirby discuss the concept of being trapped in your super fund, examine Dr Lowe’s language and look at whether…
The Money PuzzleThe Budget Week Special – What really happened just there?
The Budget takes centre stage in this week’s episode of The Money Café, with James Kirby and Alan Kohler examining the key measures that might be useful from…
The Money PuzzleWhy house prices can’t keep this up
This week on The Money Café, James Kirby and Alan Kohler question whether Fortescue can float on hydrogen, look at why the RBA Governor doesn’t have a defined…
The Money PuzzleIron ore – too good to be true?
The dynamic duo James Kirby and Alan Kohler return to The Money Café where they discuss a radical idea for getting wage inflation up, how to chase Tesla…
The Money PuzzleThe property market is crazy!
Property takes centre stage in this week’s episode of The Money Café, with buyers advocate Nicole Jacobs from Whitefox Advocacy sharing her thoughts on…
The Money PuzzleGetting smart on super contributions
This week on The Money Café, James Kirby is joined by Pitcher Partners’ Sue Dahn to discuss whether split mortgages work and whether rates can really stay this…
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China's digital currency plans - big deal or not?
This week on The Money Café, Alan Kohler and James Kirby discuss why bonds bear bad news. Also on the agenda is the use of buyers’ advocates & questioning…
The Money PuzzleIs AMP an impossible job?
This week on The Money Café, Alan Kohler and James Kirby discuss the secret tax break in vintage cars, question the rush to the regions, and look at how to get…
The Money PuzzleWhy balanced funds may not be the best from here
Doug Turek joins James Kirby in this week’s episode of The Money Café to discuss off-the-plan property, chasing dividends and the crazy story of Airtasker's…
The Money PuzzleWhy rates won’t rise
InvestSMART’s Head of Strategy Evan Lucas joins James Kirby in The Money Cafe this week to discuss if it’s possible to find a residential property ETF. Also on…
The Money PuzzleBitcoin versus gold
In this week’s episode of The Money Café, Alan Kohler and James Kirby delve into the property market as Sydney house prices accelerate again. The pair also…
The Money PuzzlePay off the mortgage? Not so fast
In this week’s episode of The Money Café, Alan Kohler and James Kirby discuss the prospect of Bitcoin in your super. Also on the agenda is Afterpay bringing…
The Money PuzzleStandby for the solar ‘tsunami’
On this week’s episode of The Money Café, Alan Kohler and James Kirby delve into the mystery of the unlicensed adviser and her missing $20 million. The pair…
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How to invest a million-dollar windfall?
In this week’s episode of The Money Café, Alan Kohler and James Kirby discuss the brutish and arrogant Facebook. The pair also look into the rise of Clubhouse…
The Money PuzzleJobKeeper... time to press for payback
In this week’s episode of The Money Cafe, Alan Kohler and James Kirby discuss the truly awful AMP and why Crown can’t go on like this. Also on the agenda are…
The Money PuzzleGameStop: Storm in a teacup?
Alan Kohler and James Kirby are back in The Money Cafe this week to discuss whether austerity is back on the agenda. The pair also wonder whether a central…
The Money PuzzleMad markets – hunting with wolves!
James Kirby and Alan Kohler are back in the virtual Money Cafe to discuss the GameStop controversy and hedge fund comeuppance. Also on the agenda is the…
The Money PuzzleCan a bubble last for years?
Alan and James return to Saporito for the first Money Café of 2021 which is labelled the year of the electric car. Also on the agenda is a discussion on the…
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What investors learned in a year to forget. IPO boom surfs a wave of optimism. Is it time to re-educate economists?
In the last episode for 2020, James and Alan look back on what they've learned from a dreadfully difficult year, and the trends that seem likely to dominate…
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House prices are going up, yes, really. Can Australia reset its trade relations with China? The winners and losers of rising super guarantees.
As we round into the home stretch of a dreadful year, things are starting to look strangely optimistic. House prices are going up, the recession appears to be…
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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 upbeat end…
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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 reforms…
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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, and pick…