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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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Top 150 AdvisersCapital Gains

The financial advice industry is splitting.

Advisers abandon ‘mums and dads’ for wealthy clients

The financial advice industry is splitting. At the top end, high fees and customised service go hand-in-hand while at the other end, it’s a disappointing scramble for average earners.

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Christian Bale plays Michael Burry in The Big Short from Paramount Pictures and Regency Enterprises

Why The Big Short investor’s AI bet missed the mark

Wall Street’s most famous doomsayer, Michael Burry, has surrendered his $1.5bn fight against artificial intelligence stocks in a dramatic market showdown.

House price concernProperty Investing

Panoramic high angle aerial drone shot of famous Manly Beach, a beach-side suburb of northern Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Northern Beaches in the background.

Lending limits could threaten rising home prices

Top bank economists are warning about so-called macroprudential regulations which could be imposed on the property market if investment lending continues at breakneck pace.

private markets warningInvesting

A double exposure image of skyscrapers with overlay of financial graphs, set against a blurred background, illustrating the concept of business growth

Questions over unlisted markets as some big investors sell out

Unlisted assets have been lucrative for very rich investors, but mum and dad may be at the back of the queue if the sector hits trouble.

nowhere to moveProperty Investing

Perth Evenings

The hidden factor driving home prices and a property gridlock

Buoyant housing markets should see sellers lining up to offload their homes but they are not coming to the party.

CGT under pressureInvesting

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The next potential wealth tax coming for investors

With the new super tax in the bag, the Treasurer has been gifted an open door to more wealth taxes with a new Senate inquiry into capital gains tax.

tax hitRetirement

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Older workers hit by sky-high tax slug

The super and pension system is littered with unfair tax rules. Perhaps the biggest is penalising older Australians for working, especially as more of them start retiring with debt.

housing outlookProperty Investing

10/7/2024: Generic images of the river walk on South Bank, opposite the cbd, and Views of Queenslander houses in Paddington, Brisbane. pic: Lyndon Mechielsen / The Australian

Pumping the brakes on rate cuts won’t curtail home prices

The Reserve Bank’s rate pause isn’t expected to slow surging property prices. But if rates move higher, that’s a different story.

Unfair super taxesSuperannuation

About 700,000 older Australians are paying tax every year on superannuation savings when there is no reason to do so. Picture: iStock

Super trap catches 700,000 retirees in silver tsunami

Older Australians who stop working but fail to inform their super funds of their retirement are paying 15 per cent tax on their super when it should be tax-free.

rare earthsInvesting

Arafura Rare Earths' flagship Nolans project in the NT, which is backed by billionaire Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting, amid strong demand for critical minerals. Pictures: Supplied

How to play the critical minerals boom

Australia’s richest person has placed a $125m bet on rare earths despite market volatility, signalling long-term confidence in the critical minerals sector.

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