Listen to Money Cafe: Bitcoin, state budgets, electric cars
Why Bitcoin is back. State budgets damn the deficits. The secret of multi million super accounts.
Wealth editor James Kirby and InvestSMART’s Alan Kohler discuss:
- The Dow hits 30,000 but no one can keep pace with the Spanish market!
- If you were an ordinary investor this year, you’re back to scratch, which is surprising in a horrible recession
- State budgets: everyone’s going for it regardless of political persuasion
- Electric vehicles are stuck in the slow lane in Australia
- Bitcoin approaches a new record price, is this a turn for good or another bubble?
- The secrets of multi million dollar super accounts
- Some financial advice so bad James and Alan tell the listener to run away
- Understanding difference between a mortgage rate and a comparison rate
- Who pays attention to Morningstar ratings? The more boring the company, the more useful these ratings become.
Don’t forget to send your own questions to James Kirby and Alan Kohler via moneycafe@theaustralian.com.au
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