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 top food stocks

Today, I’m looking at two first-class agribusinesses with global reach. I think there’s good value in both, with a more favourable El Nino pattern on the way.

August 21, 2023 · 7 min read
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3 examples of bad CEO behaviour affecting the stock price

When you invest in a listed company, you run all sorts of risks. But one risk that flies under the radar is management risk in the non-business sense – the risk that managers will make a mistake not related to the business.

August 14, 2023 · 9 min read
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Three great aussie manufacturers

Where have all the manufacturers gone? They do exist: here are three examples of listed companies taking Australian manufacturing prowess to global markets

August 7, 2023 · 7 min read
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3 stocks under $1

Here are three stocks selling for well under $1 that look to have excellent prospects of pushing past the $1 barrier in the near future.

July 31, 2023 · 6 min read
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4 exciting copper plays

In February this year, I looked at Caravel Minerals (CVV), Hillside Minerals (HGO) and AIC Mines (A1M). Here are four more exciting copper plays on the ASX.

July 24, 2023 · 10 min read
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3 up and coming education stocks

The education industry is in recovery mode, now emerging as a high-growth opportunity. Here are three of the most interesting stories in it.

July 17, 2023 · 7 min read
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3 opportunities on the ASX

Here are three opportunities on the ASX at present – two global leader mid-caps, and one smaller-cap stock.

July 10, 2023 · 5 min read
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5 AI stocks + 2 AI ETFs

The AI gold rush is on. There are a handful of AI stocks on the ASX. Here is a look at five of them; and two ETFs that for most investors, might be better ways to ‘play’ the AI theme.

July 3, 2023 · 12 min read
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3 ‘excellent’ micro-caps

Here are 3 great examples of the kinds of high-quality opportunities that can be found in micro-cap land.

June 26, 2023 · 8 min read
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4 stocks under 40 cents

Here are 4 stocks priced under 40 cents across varying industries with good prospects to grow their businesses, and analysts seeing a healthy runway for share-price growth.

June 19, 2023 · 7 min read

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