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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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Wealth

TRAVEL LOS ANGELES: Swanky Rodeo Drive where a Bugatti Veyron sports car is parked outside Bijan Designer for Men - the most expensive store in the world.

Wrong way: go back on tax

A WEALTH tax, or an Australian version that brands just about everyone as “wealthy”, appears to be on the way.

James Kirby

Wealth

Wrong way: go back on tax

A WEALTH tax, or an Australian version that brands just about everyone as “wealthy”, appears to be on the way.

James Kirby

Wealth

Put your house on China

IT’S one thing to accept that China looks set to be the key investment theme of our times, another to work out how to play it.

James Kirby

Wealth

Vested interests hit DIY funds

THE staggering success of DIY superannuation in Australia has caught many off guard.

James Kirby

Wealth

High dividends a guide to strength

AS we move towards the middle of 2014 the superior path to investment income remains dividends from shares.

James Kirby

Wealth

Medibank ready to float

IF the government gets the Medibank float right it will unleash a string of privatisations.

James Kirby

Wealth

Seven issues Murray must sort

THE coming Murray financial system inquiry is gathering pace, chairman David Murray beginning to outline the scope of his powers.

James Kirby

Wealth

To fix, or not to fix mortgages

THE future of interest rates is all about reading the tea leaves left to us by central banks, but this week the leaves changed colour

James Kirby

Wealth

Gearing is back, but play it safe

GEARING, the art of borrowing for investment purposes, is back in vogue.

James Kirby

Wealth

Home calls and investors answer

FIRST-time buyers have been squeezed out of the housing market.

James Kirby

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