

The Money Café with Alan Kohler
Intelligent Investor
Alan Kohler, Eureka Report’s Editor-in-Chief, explores and explains the week’s news, views and events with smart people who like good coffee. Topics include but not limited to inflation, Bitcoin, Scott Morrison, vaccines and climate change. Got a question for next week's episode? Email themoneycafe@eurekareport.com.au.
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Nov 9, 2023 • 30min
Optus, Banks, and Rates
On the Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and James Thomson discuss the Optus outage and vulnerability of telecommunication networks, bank profit season, and answer several listener questions on interest rates, inflation, and the impact to the hip pocket.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 2, 2023 • 32min
Origin, Gina, and Climate Wars
On the Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne discuss the latest bid for Origin Energy, climate change, Gina Rinehart, what to expect from tomorrow's Qantas AGM, and answer a number of listener questions on super wrap accounts, wars and inflation, interest rates, and much more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 26, 2023 • 33min
Inflation and Interest Rates
On the Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and James Thomson discuss the latest inflation figures and what it means for interest rates, the likelihood of a recession, Anthony Pratt, billionaires paying tax, what’s going on at Magellan, and much more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 19, 2023 • 28min
The Ozempic Effect
On the Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne discuss Stephen's board tilt for NAB, the latest AGM news, Ozempic, and answer a number of listener questions on short selling, housing, managed fund fees, and much more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 12, 2023 • 35min
Rerouting Qantas
On the Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and James Thomson discuss the changes afoot at Qantas, look at how the energy transition is tracking, the housing market, and answer a number of listener questions on the winners and losers of climate change, super wrap accounts, share dilution and much more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 5, 2023 • 31min
Education versus Property
On the Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne discuss the latest on the AGM front, look at what the RBA is up to, and answer a number of listener questions on investing in education over property, finding the best financial resources, the housing market, and much more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 28, 2023 • 30min
The World in 2050
On the Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and James Thomson discuss Richard Goyder’s future at Qantas, and the control both Qantas and Virgin have on the aviation market in Australia. They also examine the findings of Ziggy Switkowski’s PwC report, and answer a number of listener questions on term deposit rates, dot plots, and what world economics might look like in the future.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 21, 2023 • 33min
The Path to PM
On the Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and Stephen Mayne discuss Josh Frydenberg’s new role at Goldman Sachs, the gap between housing construction and immigration, Qantas, the upcoming AGM season, and answer listener questions on private versus public companies, council rates, and much more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 14, 2023 • 32min
Tales of a European Summer
Discussions on the benefits of Italy's train network and how it could solve housing affordability in Australia, Qantas's challenges and bad customer service, comparing ETFs and investment funds, super options and private equity in investment portfolios, and investing in Mexico and currency exposure.

Aug 22, 2023 • 35min
Resilience and Retail
On the Money Café this week, Alan Kohler and James Thomson discuss Premier Investments and a mismatch between retailing personalities; wriggle room for cautious CEOs in earnings season; a declining birthrate in China and Australian companies; debt piles and 10-year bond rates; and the PM’s son and PwC making the front pages. Also: Wealth per capita and population growth; housing taxes; inflation targets; the Aussie dollar; how the RBA works; the week of the intergenerational report; climate change and coal and gas; young people at home and the unemployment rate.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.