In the Media

Cut Your Losses Short and Let Your Profits Run

Daily Telegraph - 10 Apr. 14

Selling a share that has suffered a 30 per cent, 40 per cent or 50 per cent loss shows poor money management skills that should be addressed, and selling profitable shares so as to offset tax often makes very little financial sense. The same applies to selling down profitable shares because they have become “overweight” and buying more poor performing ones because they are “underweight”. A mantra I’ve lived by is cut losses short and let profits run.

Look Past the Herd for China Forecast

Geelong Advertiser - 29 Mar. 14

Commentators have been saying that China is one bubble waiting to pop, however I don’t subscribe to fear campaigns and neither should you. So is there cause for concern for investors? Firstly, the Chinese economy is expected to achieve around 7.5 per cent growth, and could fall to around 7 per cent, which is still high relative to word standards at closer to 3 per cent. What is interesting is that a few years ago when Chinese growth was at dizzying heights of around 11 per cent, forecasts were indicating a fall to around 7 per cent...

There is More to Shares Than Beginners Luck

Herald Sun - 24 Mar. 14

Wealth Within’s founder and analyst, Dale Gillham, says when you know why you want to invest, you will also know what strategy to adopt. But "buy and hold" is not a strategy. "Using a buy-and-hold approach will see gains made during bullish periods and gains decimated when the bears take control." he says. "Use a stop loss to protect your capital. A stop loss is simply a price point where you sell a share if the trade turns against you. I suggest exiting at 15 per cent below your buy price. This will achieve superior returns because the portfolio will not suffer large losses...

Chinese Bubble Won't Pop

Daily Telegraph - 12 Mar. 14

Is China one giant bubble waiting to pop? I don’t subscribe to fear campaigns and neither should you. So is there any cause for concern for investors? Firstly, the Chinese economy is expected to achieve about 7.5 per cent growth, but could fall to around 7 per cent — still high relative to world standards, which are closer to 3 per cent. A few years ago when Chinese growth was at a dizzying 11 per cent, forecasts indicated a fall to around 7 per cent...

Aussie Companies Deliver on Dividend Growth

Australian Securities Exchange - 11 Mar. 14

Chief investment analyst at Wealth Within, Dale Gillham says that looking to dividend paying stocks for income is generally an Australian phenomenon that has developed in part because of the structure of our market where a small number of very large companies dominate the index. “Dividend yield and dividend payments themselves are heavily promoted in Australia as a way of keeping shareholders happy,” said Gillham. This contrasts with other developed markets where investors tend to be more comfortable looking at other asset types, such as fixed interest for the income component of their portfolio...