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James KirbyAssociate Editor – Wealth

James Kirby, Associate Editor-Wealth, is one of Australia’s most experienced financial journalists. James hosts The Australian’s twice-weekly Money Puzzle podcast.He is a regular commentator on radio and television, the author of several business biographies and has served on the Walkley Awards Advisory BoardHe was a co-founder and managing editor at Business Spectator and Eureka Report and has previously worked at the Australian Financial Review and the South China Morning Post. Since January 2025 James is a director of Ecstra, the financial literacy foundation.

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A man watches as stock prices are displayed on an electronic board at ASX Ltd., in Sydney, Australia, on Monday, Nov. 1, 2010. Singapore Exchange Ltd. agreed to buy ASX Ltd., Australia's main stock-exchange operator, for A$8.4 billion ($8.3 billion) in cash and shares in a drive to compete with Hong Kong and Tokyo. Photographer: Ian Waldie/Bloomberg *** Local Caption ***

Ignore the swings and roundabouts

Australian sharemarket investors are facing a test of faith this week.

People walk past the ASX Ltd. electronic stock board in Melbourne, Australia, on Friday, Aug. 5, 2011. Australian stocks plunged, with oil and mining companies leading the benchmark index toward its biggest drop in more than two years, as concern that the global economic recovery may stall set off a worldwide equities rout. Photographer: Luis Enrique Ascui/Bloomberg

Investors face a test of faith

A deeper concern after the ASX slump may be banks, the most heavily sold-off sector on the US, Asian and local markets.

Six super rules misconceptions

Six super rules misconceptions

New superannuation rules will take effect on July 1 and here are some of most common misconceptions held by investors.

Backyards are shrinking! The Karabatak family of Craigieburn and their small backyard. Aerial view of Craigieburn houses. Picture: Alex Coppel.

Our housing bubble blind spot

Scott Morrison’s stance on the housing market grows more confusing by the day. If this isn’t a bubble, what is? | WATCH

Money Cafe: Power, pot and cars

Money Cafe: Power, pot and cars

Kirby and Kohler discuss what’s next for the energy sector and the prospects of the ASX’s latest pot stock. | LISTEN

James Kirby and Alan Kohler

Tide turns for property securities

Tide turns for property securities

Not everyone is convinced A-REITs can support today’s outlook and valuations.

The Money Cafe: Rogue bankers

The Money Cafe: Rogue bankers

Tune in for updates on the looming gas shortage and a look at how the big banks deal with rogue employees. | LISTEN

James Kirby and Alan Kohler

Treasurer Scott Morrison in Question Time in the House of Representatives Chamber, Parliament House in Canberra. Picture Kym Smith

I’m Treasurer, get me outta here

Scott Morrison has bricked himself into a corner on property, with the only answer to the crisis out of his control | WATCH

MONEYSAVER HQ KOCH: 3d illustration of the housing market recession. Picture: iStock

OECD’s real take on house prices

This week’s OECD report offers the rarest commodity in economic analysis: a report free of bias about house prices.

New homes construction is seen in Mango Hill, north of Brisbane, Thursday, March 2, 2017. Approvals for the construction of new homes rose 1.8 per cent in January, beating market expectations of a 0.3 per cent fall. (AAP Image/Dan Peled) NO ARCHIVING

Four big, fat fibs of home buying

The price to income ratio for homes is soaring. Australians are able to pay the mortgage because rates are so low.

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