The Money Puzzle
The Australian
Unlock your wealth potential with The Money Puzzle.
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.
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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Sep 21, 2017 • 24min
The risky business of blokey super funds. Why banks don't want the wealthy. What's the ACCC really up to with its four pillars review?
On this week's podcast, Alan and James discuss the eventual end of quantitative easing, the ACCC's deeply confusing messages, how gender affects the risk curve for Australian superannuation funds, and answer a bag of listener questions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 14, 2017 • 23min
Was Myer the worst float ever? A big bank calls BS on bitcoin. Why those new iPhones are cheap.
Myer's grim journey since rejoining the ASX took another ill turn this week, so James and Alan ask where it ranks on the all time worst floats in local history. Other big points pondered this week: AGL's political playbook, the new mascot for unpaid super, and China's crack down on bitcoin. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 7, 2017 • 22min
Energy crisis - picking the winners from a debacle. What to do when a director starts trading shares in their own company. The secrets the rich want to keep hidden...from miners.
This week, Alan and James go long on Australia's resources sector that's looking like more and more of a debacle as the year goes along. Also covered: the latest GDP data, an attempted crackdown on strident charities, the latest in the CBA class action, and fresh signs of a super market price war. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 31, 2017 • 24min
How shareholders will be suing themselves at CBA. Which woman will take the top job at Qantas? The city escaping the property slowdown.
Is it possible for shareholders to sue their own company and come out ahead? James Kirby and Alan Kohler puzzle out this and other conundrums like Qantas' outlook, the prospect of further growth in Australia's housing market, and the dismal state of the men's cricket team in this week's episode of The Money Cafe. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 24, 2017 • 24min
Should Grant King stand down at Business Council of Australia ? BHP's hopeless dividend ploy. Why Australian ETFs are looking like a very bad bet .
James Kirby and Alan Kohler pull apart a big week of earnings in Australian business, taking a close look at BHP's dividend play as well as board moves at the Big Australian. The pair also take a look at whether ETFs are such a good bet. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 17, 2017 • 21min
Trump's corporate friends are jumping out of Airforce One. Remembering the horror of the GFC. Why Dominos CEO over promised and under delivered.
Alan Kohler and James Kirby remember the horror of the global financial crisis 10 years on and discuss the recovery of the market since 2007. The reunited pair talk about trouble at CBA and if it's cost their position as kingpin. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 10, 2017 • 25min
Why CBA's Ian Narev will survive. The biggest bill looming for CBA. Rio's robots ready to roll.
James Kirby chats with The Australian's business columnist John Durie on why Ian Narev will survive at CBA . In Alan Kohler's absence they talk about ASIC's dislike for the banks and the outlook ahead for corporate Australia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 3, 2017 • 25min
Tesla test drive. Bitcoin Cash could leave Bitcoin behind. Uber for jets - why you'll never fly economy again.
Alan Kohler and David Swan discuss Tesla's range on a road trip to Sydney and Trov.com disrupts traditional insurers, but their big data could be an even more exciting proposition. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 27, 2017 • 25min
Media hysteria over reserve bank hints. Waiting for a property market correction. Could dogs guard retail landlords from online raiders?
Property reporter Elizabeth Redman steps into the Money Cafe for an extensive chat on the state of Australia's housing market, while Alan provides a poetic tribute to the absent James Kirby, and some thoughts on inflation and monetary policy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jul 20, 2017 • 24min
Myer's reeling before Amazon can even land a punch. How boring do you have to be to be a reserve banker?
Stephen Bartholomeusz joins the Money Cafe for a deep discussion of retail, resources and much more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
