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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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Going for gold: new producers to watch as prices shine

In 2025, several gold mines have achieved their first gold pour, marking significant milestones for the companies involved, as they transition up the curve from explorer, then project developer, to revenue-generating producer.

August 4, 2025 · 6 min read
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4 great global ETMFs

Lots of investors want to use active investment strategies, where the portfolio managers are backing their skill to choose stocks that will outperform, and sell those that won’t.  Because they’re actively managed, ETMFs are a little different to ETFs. Here are four of the best ETMFs.

July 28, 2025 · 7 min read
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Two agri-stars

Here are two great-looking stocks from the agricultural sector that appear well-positioned right now.

July 21, 2025 · 6 min read
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Two cheap property stocks

I’ve taken a look at the property sector and found two property-related stocks that haven’t performed well on the share market in recent times. What I’ve found is that some brokers believe the market is failing to understand the story well enough.

July 14, 2025 · 5 min read
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Two under 50 cents

Opportunities are plentiful in the Australian share market’s ‘micro-cap’ space. James Dunn looks at two companies from vastly different businesses, valued at virtually the same capitalisation, with what looks to be excellent prospects, and share prices capable of pushing up through the 50-cent level.  

July 7, 2025 · 5 min read
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Two ‘similar sounding’ stars

Recently I came across these two stocks, that both start with the same letter, and sound very similar when spoken aloud. But they have three other things in common, as well. Read on…

June 30, 2025 · 6 min read
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Here are two global tech leaders

Here are two ASX global leaders, both of which operate in specialist global technology fields, where they are very highly regarded: Appen and Audinate. I urge you to have a read.

June 23, 2025 · 5 min read
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4 attractive gas juniors

Australia’s east coast continues to face a potential natural gas supply deficit, that’s likely to hurt both households and industries that use gas in industrial processes. Potential new sources are working hard to address this supply gap. Here are four enterprising hydrocarbon juniors on the ASX doing just that.

June 16, 2025 · 7 min read
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Three stocks under 50 cents

Here’s another collection of highly interesting stocks, laden with potential, from very different industries – but all currently under 50 cents in price.

June 2, 2025 · 7 min read

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