With the ever-changing energy markets, Alan Kohler speaks to Giles Parkinson from Renew Economy, for the latest on the Snowy Hydro, battery storage and what these projects mean for the wind and solar markets.

As a surprise to know one, the Fed raised interest rates. Tim Samway, from Hyperion Asset Management has some tips on how to invest during this change (and how to invest under Trump too).

And Alan wades into the dark pool, the secret place on the stock exchanges where you can buy and sell incognito to outwit high frequency traders. Richard Atkins from the ASX and John Fildes from Chi-X go explain how it relates to their markets.

Talking Finance  - 16 March 2017 (preview)

Does the romance of being a cafe owner in your retirement years sound tempting? Just milling around, latte in hand chatting with the regulars as the profits roll in…

Well, it might not be as simple as that. Graham Long, Chairman of the Australian Institute of Business Brokers, brings his small business expertise to The Spotlight.

The Spotlight - Graham Long (preview)

Where can you find more entrepreneurs per capita than the US; online access to anyone’s tax return, including the Prime Minister; no poverty; and free schooling at all levels?

The Viking economies: Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Iceland have a blend of capitalism and socialism which appears to make them idyllic places for business and life. Norway just topped the UN’s list of happiest countries, but is it all fresh-faced bliss?

George Lakey, author of Viking Economics: How the Scandinavians Got It Right-and How We Can, Too analyses the economies and the history of the Nordic countries.

George tells Alan what these countries have gotten right and wrong through their histories, the benefits of living with high taxes and was Trump accurate with his ‘accusations’ about immigration troubles in Sweden.

The Spotlight - George Lakey (preview)

Talking Finance - 23 March 2017 (preview)

The Spotlight - Trevor Folsom (preview)

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Based on ABC TV’s popular Inside Business programme, Talking Finance is a new and unique half hour radio programme hosted by Alan Kohler and available for podcast on Saturday mornings.

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