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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Three car retailers

The automotive market is doing well in the face of soft consumer demand in a host of other discretionary retail sectors. So, how does that flow into the outlook for the listed automotive retailers? Let’s take a look at three of these big players in the car industry.

March 18, 2024 · 7 min read
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3 undervalued members of the triple-figure club: RIO, CSL, Block

humans are influenced by round number milestones, and $100 is a price level that can assume psychological importance for many. Here are three members of the triple-figure club on the ASX where I think you can make a case for them being currently under-valued.

March 11, 2024 · 7 min read
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Two under-the-radar microcaps

Here are two under-the-radar stocks from the micro-cap (sub-$300 million in market value) layer of the ASX.

March 4, 2024 · 5 min read
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3 small gold stocks

Here’s a look at what I think are three of the most promising companies in the gold area.

February 26, 2024 · 7 min read
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Two quality small caps

Here are two single-digit price/earnings (P/E) ratio stocks – both wholly Australian exposures – where the entry level being asked looks attractive.

February 19, 2024 · 6 min read
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Two billing software stars

Today I’m giving you a rundown of two interesting and impressive ASX-listed businesses in the software sector. Each has very attractive specialisations.

February 12, 2024 · 6 min read
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Two cheap mining services opportunities

Here are two mining services companies I think have good potential to rise from here – one larger business, with a lot of work outside Australia, and the other (one-tenth the size) mainly confined to its home state of Western Australia.

February 5, 2024 · 6 min read
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3 disappointing stocks

What happens when investors lose faith in a market darling? I’m taking a look at three classic scenarios.

January 29, 2024 · 9 min read
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2 ways to play uranium

Uranium and nuclear power are increasingly seen as crucial in the clean energy transition. Single-stock risk can be fraught with too much danger. Here are two ASX-listed exchange-traded funds that specialise in uranium that will loom as a safer way to participate.

January 25, 2024 · 6 min read
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Three of the best foreign listings

Not all the companies listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) are in fact Australian: about 150 stocks are foreigners, that are also listed in Australia. Here are three of the best in terms of a global investment proposition.

January 22, 2024 · 8 min read

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