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.
11 March 2025
What investors are buying in their ISAs: the most popular funds, trusts and sharesAJ Bell DIY investors have been busy filling their Individual Savings Accounts (ISAs) ahead of the tax year-end on 5 April. ISAs are a great way to build up wealth and shelter your gains and income from the taxman.
Exposure to global and US markets and generous dividend payers were key themes, as you might expect from ISA users. However, there were...
7 March 2025
Why you should open an ISA today (and get investing in a jiffy)There is nothing worse than receiving your salary or bonus and finding the taxman has taken a chunk of it. You’ve worked hard and want to keep all the rewards. This is where an Individual Savings Account (ISA) comes in handy, as it is one of the few places you can grow your money and shelter the gains from the taxman.
There is no income tax to pay...
6 March 2025
Cracks in the AI story: worst performing shares this year include semiconductor firms and cloud computing providersAssociation with AI was the ticket to share price success in 2023 and 2024 as investors got excited about the technology revolution. The opposite is now playing out, with AI association being more of a hindrance than a help.
Cracks are appearing in the AI story as expectations are reined in. As with all ‘next big thing’ events, people expect the...
27 February 2025
Nvidia revenues jump, but what are the risks ahead?Nvidia’s results have once again shown a company riding a wave of demand linked to artificial intelligence (AI). In the fourth quarter of 2024 it grew revenue by 78% year-on-year to $39.3 billion and earnings per share went up 71% to $0.89.
Chief executive Jensen Huang even said AI is “advancing at light speed” and that Nvidia is seeing “amazing”...
27 February 2025
The 20% ISA challenge: can you increase your ISA contributions by 20% each month?Everyone loves a good challenge, whether that’s running a certain distance or being able to lift heavy weights after a few months in the gym.
Why not extend that mantra to money where your efforts pay off handsomely, making you healthy and wealthy? Your challenge is to increase your ISA contributions by 20% each month.
The 20% ISA challenge Monthly...
18 February 2025
First-time buyers could be priced out of using Lifetime ISA in 62 UK regions by 2029It’s vital that Chancellor Rachel Reeves increases the maximum property value that people can buy using money held in a Lifetime ISA.
The limit has been kept at £450,000 since Lifetime ISAs were launched in April 2017 yet the average UK property price has increased by 27.9% since that date*. One solution is to increase the maximum property value in...
13 February 2025
Covid market crash five years on: the UK and US stocks left behind Untitled DocumentThe impact of the covid-19 pandemic is still being felt on the stock market five years after shares, bonds and currencies crashed.
21 February 2025 marks five years since stock markets were on the eve of crashing thanks to the global pandemic. When markets closed on the Friday (21/02/20), investors were nervous about what was...
12 February 2025
Short sellers are targeting UK stocks at risk from Rachel Reeves’ Budget decisionsShort sellers are circling a group of UK consumer-facing stocks with the goal of profiting from falling share prices, potentially caused by Rachel Reeves’ Budget decisions.
Business and consumer sentiment is already weakening amid concerns that the new government doesn’t have an effective plan to accelerate economic growth. On 6 February, the Bank...
6 February 2025
Most popular ISA investments among AJ Bell DIY investor customers in JanuaryDIY investors were in risk-on mode during January 2025 judging by the most popular ISA investment choices on the AJ Bell platform.
Exposure to global markets and the tech sector topped the list of places investors deployed money, suggesting they started the new year hoping for broad-based gains on equity markets or a third year in a row for tech...
31 January 2025
Bank of England poised to cut rates on 6 February despite inflationary pressures in the bagging areaThe Bank of England will make its first interest rate decision of 2025 on Thursday 6 February, and there is a high chance it will cut the cost of borrowing.
Economic signals have been weak and services inflation has fallen back substantially since the last meeting in December, at which point three members of the Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee...
