James Dunn

James Dunn

James Dunn is a freelance finance journalist and media consultant. James was founding editor of Shares magazine, and formerly, the personal investment editor at The Australian. His first book, Share Investing for Dummies, was published by John Wiley & Co. in September 2002: a second edition was published in March 2007, and a third edition was published in April 2011. There have also been two editions of the mini-version, Getting Started in Shares for Dummies. James is also a regular finance commentator on Australian radio and television: he gives a daily finance report on Radio 3AW in Melbourne and is a weekly commentator on Sky Business.

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Two 2023 floats going cheap

It’s often worth watching how a “float” performs because sometimes the market, arguably, gets it wrong. Here are two cases I think fit that bill.

May 20, 2024 · 6 min read
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Two great Kiwi ASX-listed companies

There are close to 70 New Zealand companies that have dual listings on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). Here are two of them that are doing great things on the global stage.

May 13, 2024 · 6 min read
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3 speculative stocks on Australia’s critical minerals list

Australia has large reserves of many critical minerals. Last year, high-purity alumina (HPA) was officially added to our critical minerals list. These minerals are used in high-technology items with rising consumer demand, particularly in China, North America, and Europe. Here are three companies in the HPA market I think are worth a closer look – though this kind of investment must be considered speculative.

May 6, 2024 · 9 min read
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Two more tailwind stocks

Here are two more stocks with substantial tailwinds behind them. Both companies are at the heart of transforming how their respective industries do things, and their growth prospects look very attractive.

April 29, 2024 · 6 min read
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Three great manufacturers

The Federal Government wants to see more local manufacturing and has introduced the Future Made in Australia Act. Here are three businesses in this space that are not only making products but also ones that have a promising future.

April 22, 2024 · 8 min read
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Three good-as-gold buys

Here are three Australian producers I think represent good buying at the moment.

April 15, 2024 · 6 min read
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Two more tailwind stars

Here are two more stocks with very substantial tailwinds behind them. The first is oOh! Media, which has a very impressive growth story. The second is RPMGlobal, one of the Australian stock market’s best overseas performers that you’ve probably never heard about!

April 8, 2024 · 6 min read
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Two tailwind stocks

Always look for stock with long-term drivers that should work in the company’s favour. Over the next few articles, I’m going to look at a group of stocks that fit this bill. Here are two stocks that fit this bill and I’ll look at more next week.

April 4, 2024 · 5 min read

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