Dan Coatsworth is AJ Bell's Head of Markets. Dan has been with the company since December 2012 and has more than 18 years' experience in the industry, following the markets and all things investing. He has a degree in Corporate Communications from Southampton Solent University.
Dan is involved in a lot of the content published by AJ Bell, which includes; providing market commentary, starring in our educational videos, writing for Shares Magazine and co-presenting our Money and Markets podcast, as well as hosting and presenting at events for customers – both in person and online.
Dan’s passion lies with educating customers all about investing and staying informed about market events. He previously worked for Teletext on the business and personal finance desks which taught him the importance of telling a story in as few words as possible. He has also appeared as a business commentator on Times Radio and LBC News and written investment-related articles for The Telegraph, Evening Standard, Mail on Sunday and The Week.
A fun fact Dan learned about investing early on was to not get caught up on the hype around certain stocks. He found this out himself when the first share he bought was a company trying to recover copper from a shipwreck at the bottom of the ocean… this sounded exciting but sadly didn’t make him any money! Outside of work, Dan enjoys swimming and going to live gigs.
6 February 2026
Industries next on the list for disruption by AI and technologyDisruption could turn out to be the buzz word of the year. Anthropic’s new AI tools caused upset to various stocks this week amid fears they could displace many existing services offered by established companies.
Data, advertising and software-related companies were among the names caught up in the market panic. It’s not just about movements this...
5 February 2026
The £1 million ISA journey: how to aim for seven figuresBecoming an ISA millionaire needn’t be a fantasy if you are diligent with saving and investing. It can become a reality in just over 21 years for those able to contribute the maximum allowed in an ISA each year and achieve reasonable 7% annual investment returns. Even though you might have to make some sacrifices along the way, the rewards...
5 February 2026
Daily market update: Shell, Vodafone, BT, Compass, AlphabetThe FTSE 100 dipped on decision day for the Bank of England (BoE) as ripples from the Anthropic-driven sell-off continue to be felt.
Markets are currently pricing in a 96% chance of no change to interest rates when the BoE policymakers sit down today, with the next cut not expected until April.
Barring a huge turn up for the books, attention will...
4 February 2026
Daily market update: Novo Nordisk, Beazley, Watches of Switzerland, GSKThe dust settled on Wednesday after a dramatic session for tech-related stocks amid new AI disruption.
A lot of the focus since the AI theme emerged has been on the winners and while there has been attention on potential losers from the proliferation of artificial intelligence, this part of the story has mainly stayed in the background.
That...
2 February 2026
The most popular investments in AJ Bell ISAs and pensions in 2026It is natural for someone who shares an interest with their friends or family to want to know what relevant choices they make – whether that is the outfits they bought, the paperbacks on their bookshelf, or even the records in their music collection. The same applies to investments and where people have put their money.
We all have different tastes...
30 January 2026
What we learned from Tesla, Meta, Apple, and Microsoft’s resultsFour of the ‘Magnificent Seven’ stocks have reported their latest quarterly financial results to a mixed market reaction.
Meta was the winner in share price terms, jumping 10.4% in a single session after impressing investors with revenue growth and business success. Microsoft was the loser, down 10% in a day amid a slowdown in cloud computing...
30 January 2026
Daily market update: AstraZeneca and Tesla, SpaceX and xAI merger reportIt’s a potentially big day for financial markets amid chatter that Donald Trump will announce his pick for the new Federal Reserve chair.
Reports suggest Kevin Warsh is primed to take the role. Investors seem to be taking this as a positive sign in terms of Fed independence – with Warsh perceived as a more orthodox choice versus some of the other...
27 January 2026
What 10 of the biggest ever IPOs tell us ahead of SpaceX listingExcitement is building ahead of SpaceX’s mooted stock market debut, which could mark potentially the biggest IPO of all time in terms of fundraising. What happens in the first few minutes of trading could help to shape investor sentiment and could be as tense as watching one of its rockets prepare for take-off.
Analysis by AJ Bell of how 10 of the...
27 January 2026
Daily market update: tariffs, ground rent reform, Evoke, Dr Martens, SageThe FTSE 100 moved higher after gains in the US last night and across much of Asia.
The exception to the positivity in Asian markets was South Korea after the Trump administration announced it was raising tariffs on imports from the country to 25% after accusing Seoul of not living up to a deal agreed last year.
The potential threat of 100% tariffs...
26 January 2026
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