Peter Switzer

Peter Switzer launched his own financial business 30 years ago. The Switzer Group has since grown into three successful companies spanning media and publishing that creates written content as well as video and films, with its latest acquisition being the global brand Harper’s Bazaar, financial advice, insurance and business advice. Peter is an award-winning broadcaster, twice runner-up for the Best Current Affairs Commentator award for radio, behind broadcaster Alan Jones. He talks to Ben Fordham each morning on 2GB, as well as writing each day on switzer.com.au

13 May 2025
Donald J. Trump has learned, and we will get wealthier as a result

Trump’s trade talk team has played soft with the hardheads from Beijing on tariffs and the stock market has lapped it up, big time!

12 May 2025
This week is a big one for markets: everything you need to know

This week will see the number gods drop the latest data developments into our stream from all over the world. These numbers could make-or-break the forecast RBA rate cut penciled in for next week. Here’s what’s coming.

9 May 2025
Watch out: here comes the super tax

Will Labor's emphatic victory sow a super seed that could damage it forever?

8 May 2025
Will AI & the employer unfriendly Albanese government kill jobs?

Is employing people simply becoming too hard? Or worse: too expensive? Will the artificial intelligence boogeyman become embattled employers best buddy?

7 May 2025
6 reasons why you shouldn’t wait for a US-China trade deal to start investing

A surprise trade deal between China and Donald Trump should take stocks higher, but should you limit your investing because of Trump fears until then? I’ve got 6 reasons why you should stay in the game, trade deal or no.

6 May 2025
What the world’s greatest investor Warren Buffett taught me

Buffett was smart but he has always praised his smarter mate Charlie Munger. This is what they have gifted me.

5 May 2025
Election proves this is no country for old Liberals

There’s one standout issue conservatives have to understand that can’t be forgotten by the survivors of this political wrecking ball election: this is no country for old world liberals.

2 May 2025
Election promises? We just don’t trust them

Experience tells me that politicians speak double Dutch ec0-speak to confuse or amuse some of us. In the world of elections and the unbelievable promises politicians make to get into power, be wary!

1 May 2025
Inflation & Trump are helping a May rate cut and a Labor win

Helping the likelihood of the RBA being reasonable on rate cuts is news out of the US overnight that their economy contracted in the March quarter. There are now recession concerns. And all these Trumpisms haven’t helped Peter Dutton’s goal to win government. Read on…

30 April 2025
Billion dollar bonanza for Aussie wine makers, thanks to China

China is our main economic game. And this $1 billion worth of wine sales to our biggest export customer underlines my point.

29 April 2025
Businesses are failing and going broke

The failure of businesses has catapulted by 45% this financial year, with hospitality operations experiencing the greatest growth of liquidations, while construction remains the most serious sector for collapses.

28 April 2025
I challenge any government to do a Judy Collins and look at business from Both Sides Now?

Governments at state and national levels just can’t look at business from one side. The reality is running a business is tough. As not many people in government have ever done it, they don’t quite get what’s going on in the real world of smaller enterprises.

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