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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.

Latest Articles

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A tale of two fund managers

Here are two businesses, apparently going in different directions on the funds under management (FUM) scale, but both could be interesting buying opportunities.

July 1, 2024 · 6 min read
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Three future AI stars

Here are three ASX-listed companies getting on the front foot with world-leading offerings in their respective fields.

June 24, 2024 · 9 min read
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Two excellent crucial mineral stocks

The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) is very much alive to the “critical minerals” theme. Here are two critical minerals stocks that I think have very bright futures in the critical minerals market.

June 17, 2024 · 6 min read
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Four Australian data centre players

Australia has four players in the data centre theme, and investors have already noticed the trend. Let’s take a look at whether there’s any value left.

June 13, 2024 · 9 min read
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Four 20% potential gains

If a good starting point for buying a stock is the expectation of a 20% return, here are four such situations on the ASX right now where analysts think that can be achieved.

June 3, 2024 · 8 min read
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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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