Alan Robert Kohler (born 26 April 1952) is an Australian financial journalist and newspaper editor. He currently writes for his own online financial publication, ''The Constant Investor''.
Career
In 1969, Kohler began as a cadet on ''
The Australian
''The Australian'', with its Saturday edition, ''The Weekend Australian'', is a broadsheet newspaper published by News Corp Australia since 14 July 1964.Bruns, Axel. "3.1. The active audience: Transforming journalism from gatekeeping to gatew ...
''. He has been a columnist for Chanticleer in ''
The Australian Financial Review
''The Australian Financial Review'' (abbreviated to the ''AFR'') is an Australian business-focused, compact daily newspaper covering the current business and economic affairs of Australia and the world. The newspaper is based in Sydney, New Sou ...
'' and served as its editor between 1985 and 1988. He was editor of ''
The Age
''The Age'' is a daily newspaper in Melbourne, Australia, that has been published since 1854. Owned and published by Nine Entertainment, ''The Age'' primarily serves Victoria (Australia), Victoria, but copies also sell in Tasmania, the Austral ...
'' from 1992 to 1995.
Kohler was chief executive and a major shareholder of Australian Independent Business Media Pty Ltd, which published the online investment newsletter ''Eureka Report'' and the free, 24-hour business news and commentary website ''
Business Spectator
''Business Spectator'' is an Australian business news website led by Alan Kohler as chairman and editor in chief. It is published by Australian Independent Business Media which is owned by News Corp Australia.
History
''Business Spectator'' w ...
'' since 2007.
AIBM was sold for $30m in 2012 to News Corp; Kohler remained as editor-in-chief.
Alan Kohler appeared on the
ABC's ''
Inside Business
''For the business newspaper based in the United States, see Inside Business (newspaper)''
''Inside Business'' was an Australian television program broadcast on ABC1. Making its debut on 4 August 2002, it presented analysis of the financial worl ...
'' from 2002 to 2013 and continues to appear on ABC News. He was chairman of
Melbourne University Press
Melbourne University Publishing (MUP) is the book publishing arm of the University of Melbourne.
History
MUP was founded in 1922 as Melbourne University Press to sell text books and stationery to students, and soon began publishing books itself. ...
between 2008 and 2012.
In July 2016, following the sale of Eureka Report, Kohler started ''The Constant Investor—''a new subscription model for investors and finance-related clients.
In November 2018, Kohler sold ''The Constant Investor'' to InvestSMART Group Limited with the agreement to merge the business with InvestSMART's Eureka Report. In December 2018, he joined InvestSMART Group Limited as the group’s Editor-in-chief. ''The Constant Investor'' website was closed down in August 2019, with all new and old content from ''The Constant Investor'' made available within the Eureka Report website.
Personal life
Kohler is married to journalist and author Deborah Forster. They have three children.
Kohler's son, Chris is a Business, Finance & Property reporter with ''Nine News''.
Bibliography
*''Making Money: Alan Kohler's guide for the independent investor'' (2005)
*''The Constant Investor: A quarterly update of insights and reflections'' (2017)
*''It's Your Money: How banking went rogue, where it is now and how to protect and grow your money'' (2019)
* 'InvestSMART Editor in Chief' (2018 - present)
References
External links
The Constant InvestorEureka ReportBusiness Spectator
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1952 births
Living people
ABC News (Australia) presenters
Australian columnists
Australian newspaper editors
Members of the Order of Australia