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.
4 December 2024
ChatGPT celebrates second birthday: how the GenAI chatbot has changed the worldWhen asked how it would celebrate its second birthday on Saturday 30 November, ChatGPT said there would be no cake or candles. That’s a shame given the profound impact this Generative AI (GenAI) chatbot has had on businesses and consumers.
The speed and scale at which GenAI has been embraced by companies and the general public is remarkable. It’s...
2 December 2024
What are funds?Want to start investing in the markets? Looking for some help with managing your investments? Then funds, or collective investments, are worth considering for your portfolio.
21 November 2024
Nvidia beats earnings and revenue forecasts for eighth consecutive quarterInvestors are increasingly focused on the minutiae rather than the big picture with Nvidia. That’s a natural evolution as the more people zoom in on a company, the more they learn about it, and the more granular detail they want.
At face value, Nvidia has once again generated the kind of growth that most companies will never achieve in their...
21 November 2024
Next at front of queue to join £1 billion club as JD Sports’ hopes are dashed for nowJD Sports’ goal of scoring £1 billion in annual profits has been kicked down the road for the second year in a row.
It was previously hoping to join the club of UK-quoted retailers with this accolade and get its membership badge at its next set of full-year earnings, putting itself alongside a high street elite that includes Tesco, Marks & Spencer...
14 November 2024
How first-time buyers could be frozen out of government savings schemeFirst-time buyers hoping to use a government-backed Lifetime ISA to buy their first home could be squeezed out of buying a terraced house in more than 50 regions of the UK, new analysis from AJ Bell shows.
The government pays up to £1,000 a year into each Lifetime ISA account, which can then be used to secure a mortgage on a first home. But the...
13 November 2024
The Trump Trade: presidential election drives surge in US share dealingThe American presidential election triggered a boom in US share dealing on the AJ Bell platform, with approximately triple the average value of sells and buys, and over twice the average daily trade volume, year-to-date.
Top 10 most traded US shares on election result day Tesla Nvidia MicroStrategy Palantir Coinbase Amazon Trump Media Super Micro...
13 November 2024
A new era for the FTSE indicesRecent changes to the UK’s stock market listing rules should lead to a host of new names joining the FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 indices in the new year. This should generate more interest in the UK stock market and put more companies on the radar of investors.
This matters to investors whether they own UK stocks directly, have exposure via actively...
11 November 2024
The low-cost way to invest in the USInvesting in the US needn’t be complicated nor expensive. There are certain types of funds that follow specific parts of the US stock market and their charges are typically low compared to actively managed funds.
Pop one of these in your ISA or pension and the investment will do the same as whatever’s happening in the US market you’re tracking.
P...
7 November 2024
What investors need to consider from Donald Trump’s election victory over the longer termDonald Trump’s election victory provided an immediate boost to a broad range of investments.
The major US and European stock markets all traded higher on the election result, bitcoin hit a new record high and the dollar strengthened. The losers included gold, renewable energy companies and Chinese shares.
The election was too close to call in the...
5 November 2024
Investing in the US: your choices and key points to considerThe US is home to the world’s biggest and most successful companies. Investors have made good money over the past decade or so from owning US stocks and funds, and it’s easy to understand why the region remains popular.
It won’t always do well, and there are risks around politics and economics. Yet investors with a long horizon might see merit in...
