James Kirby

James Kirby, The Australian’s Wealth Editor, is one of Australia’s most experienced financial journalists. He is a former managing editor and co-founder of Business Spectator and Eureka Report and has previously worked at the Australian Financial Review and the South China Morning Post. He is a regular commentator on radio and television, he is the author of several business biographies and has served on the Walkley Awards Advisory Board. James hosts The Australian’s Money Puzzle podcast.

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - November 29, 2024: Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers holds a meeting with the State TreasurerÃ¢â¬â¢s at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture: NewsWire / Martin Ollman

Ten ways to save our super system

The reputation of big super funds hit the rocks in 2024. Here is what needs to happen this year if we want the system to improve.

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Lower-taxing Queensland’s soaring property performance

Queensland has overtaken its more populous rival Victoria to become Australia’s most consistent performer on price in residential property investment. So what has brought this about?

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Annuities: A promising idea gets tangled in flawed thinking

A report about an alternative supplying retirees income for life had merit until it said it should be compulsory for the wealthier. So should the government get into the annuities business?

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A trader wears a hat displaying the name of U.S. President Donald Trump while working on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., on Friday, Jan. 20, 2017. U.S. stocks rose as an increase in crude oil spurred gains in energy companies, while investors await Donald Trump’s inauguration as the nation’s 45th president. Consumer staples shares climbed as Procter & Gamble Co. reported quarterly earnings that topped estimates. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg

If you’re chasing superior returns then the US is where it’s at

US shares consistently beat ours for value and under newly installed President Donald Trump there are indications the pattern will accelerate.

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Pedestrians walk past a large television screen during a news broadcast of the U.S. presidential election result in Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016. Japanese shares tumbled the most since June's Brexit vote and the yen surged with investors rushing to haven assets as Donald Trump unexpectedly racked up victory after victory in the U.S. election to become the nation's 45th president. Photographer: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Bloomberg

Trumped: ASX’s inferior value driving investors to Wall Street

The secret behind the steady exit of local investors from the Australian sharemarket is not so much the attraction of Wall Street, but the poor value offered by the ASX.

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How to get ready for $2m tax-free super

Advisers are suggesting inflation indexing will raise the tax free super allowance per head by $100,000 to $2m this year, and investors should be making plans now.

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The high outlay reality of the ‘Bank of Mum and Dad’

The so-called ‘Bank of Mum and Dad’ is often parting with more than $200,000 to get their children on the property ladder, a landmark new survey finds.

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