The Money Puzzle
The Australian
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Featuring two power-packed episodes each week packed with smart money-making strategies, from superannuation to investing in shares, plus in-depth analysis of property markets.
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Featuring two power-packed episodes each week packed with smart money-making strategies, from superannuation to investing in shares, plus in-depth analysis of property markets.
Get tips from leading experts and practical tools to help build lasting wealth.
Submit your questions at themoneypuzzle@theaustralian.com.au.
Episodes
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Oct 10, 2019 • 30min
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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 3, 2019 • 40min
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, property trusts, and churn through a number of listener questions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 26, 2019 • 47min
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 week's episode of The Money Cafe, along with how negative gearing has played a role in shoddy residential developments, and the troubled WeWork IPO. Also addressed: a swag of listener feedback about last week's CGT-gate controversy! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 18, 2019 • 36min
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 implications of a takeover deal for shareholders. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 12, 2019 • 33min
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 dive into why apartment approvals are down 40 per cent. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 5, 2019 • 39min
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 clearance rates, Gerry Harvey, and some firm rebuttals from listeners. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 29, 2019 • 38min
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 the latest outrageous play from Boris Johnson. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 22, 2019 • 38min
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's latest power play, discounted LICs and bear ETFs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 15, 2019 • 34min
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. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 8, 2019 • 38min
A negative outlook on interest rates. Chinese pigs and the US trade war. The pitfalls of interstate property.
Robert Gottliebsen joins Alan Kohler this week in the Money Cafe for a lively chat about China, America, trade wobbles and property investment. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
