Menu
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

Premium

Two good-value gold miners

The price of gold surged 34% last year and is already 9% higher this year, having notched a fresh record high of US$2,866.20 an ounce last month, making this a wonderful operating environment for gold miners. But investors have realised this, and most goldminers have been bid up by the share market to very full prices. But here are two ASX-listed miners where the analysts’ consensus price target implies that there’s still good value to be found.

February 10, 2025 · 5 min read
Premium

Best of the top 20 stocks

Is there value in the S&P/ASX 20 right now? Here’s a look at four ‘buy’ prospects from the ASX’s top echelon: Telstra, Rio Tinto, BHP and CSL.

February 3, 2025 · 10 min read
Premium

Two Medical Imaging Stars

Here are two Australian medical device companies doing impressive things in the medical imaging area in Australia and the US.

January 30, 2025 · 8 min read
Premium

Two capital growth stocks

If you’re looking for capital growth, it can be quite rewarding to take a flutter on the more speculative end of the market, using funds you can afford to lose. Here are two of those stocks but remember the risk!

January 23, 2025 · 6 min read
Premium

3 problem ‘children’ I like

Here are three stocks I like, but that have blotted their copybooks recently.

January 20, 2025 · 7 min read
Premium

2 more Christmas stocking stocks

Here are two more stocks that I’d be delighted to find in my Christmas stocking.

December 19, 2024 · 6 min read
Premium

Two more stocking filler stocks

Here are two more stocks that I would be delighted to find in my stocking.

December 16, 2024 · 7 min read
Premium

Two stocks for the Christmas stocking

In the first of a series of stocking fillers in December, here are two stocks I think look really well-placed for growth – and that I’d be happy to see in my Christmas stocking!

December 9, 2024 · 6 min read
Premium

Two miners that could double

All things considered, here are two miners that look like they can you give a reasonable chance of doubling your investment – with the caveat that buying either of them must be considered a speculative play.

December 2, 2024 · 6 min read

You don't have credit card details available. You will be redirected to update payment method page. Click OK to continue.