In the Media

Trick or treat? How to think beyond the October Effect

Money Magazine - 03 Oct. 25

The month of October has always had an ominous ring within financial circles. They call it the October Effect. This is the month of crashes, panics, and market meltdowns. Remember 1929, 1987, and 2008; all these crashes occurred in October. But October isn't just scary for investors and households; it's a month that hits all Australians right in the hip pocket...

RBA delivers September 2025 rate call

Accounting Times - 30 Sep. 25

Dale Gillham, founder and chief analyst at Wealth Within, said the RBA’s decision to hold was expected. “The central bank’s decision today to maintain the cash rate at 3.6 per cent was expected because inflation has climbed back to 3 per cent, the ceiling of its target band, while wages are still growing at nearly 6 per cent (about double the long-term average) and unemployment remains tight at 4.2 per cent compared with the historical 5 per cent norm,” he said...

ASX 200 slides as RBA keeps Aussie interest rates on hold

Motley Fool - 30 Sep. 25

Commenting on today's RBA decision that's pressuring the ASX 200 in afternoon trade, Dale Gillham, founder and chief analyst at Wealth Within, said: With that mix of hot wages, firm jobs and sticky prices, the RBA has signalled it won't risk moving early. Instead, it is anchoring policy to the October 29 quarterly CPI, which it views as far more reliable than monthly data...

Three-times gains, three-times danger: Unpacking leveraged ETFs

The Market Online - 26 Sep. 25

Unlike standard ETFs, these products don’t just track the market; they magnify it. A two-times ETF doubles every daily move, while a three-times ETF triples it. For example, a 1% rise in the index means 2–3% gains. But flip that around, and a 1% fall instantly becomes a 2–3% loss. Worse, the daily compounding of those losses means your capital can decay far quicker than most investors realise...

AI will make the next generation of investors better than their parents

Stockhead - 19 Sep. 25

Wealth Within founder and chief investment analyst Dale Gillham said AI-powered investing tools meant the next generation of investors were “poised to leave traditional investing in the dust”. “This is the first generation of really tech-savvy kids … your child will out-invest you, and not just by a little,” Mr Gillham said. “I’m seeing a whole different breed of kids coming out now – 17, 18, 19-year-olds wanting to get ahead...