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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.

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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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3 large-cap elite

Here are three members of the large-cap elite that I think look to be good-value buying right now.

January 18, 2024 · 6 min read
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Lessons I’ve learned from investing in shares

I wanted to begin this year with a couple of the biggest lessons I’ve learned about investing in the share market. Peter Switzer will critically analyse my views next Monday!

January 15, 2024 · 5 min read
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4 stocks for your Christmas stocking!

I think I’ve been good – mostly – in 2023, and I am confident that Santa Claus has me on his list. And here are the four stocks that I’ve requested, in my Christmas letter to the big fellow.

December 21, 2023 · 8 min read
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4 stocks for 2024

Here are four stocks I’d happily own next year.

December 18, 2023 · 7 min read
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5 dividend stars

One way to look at dividends is to look at track record. Here, some companies show up that do not often feature in dividend yield rankings; but they are dividend champions. Today I look at 5 of them.

December 11, 2023 · 7 min read

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