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.
5 March 2026
Unlock more income: Four tips to make your ISA work harderISAs can be a powerful part of your toolkit if you are looking to generate an income from your investments. You can use these accounts on their own, or in tandem with a pension or other assets.
Here are four ways for income investors to get the most from an ISA.
1. Maximise your tax breaksWhether you are new to investing or you have been doing it...
5 March 2026
Daily market update: ITV, Primark, Reckitt, Rentokil, Taylor WimpeyA decent showing on Wall Street last night and a solid performance from Asia on Thursday helped to spur part of Europe into a higher gear.
The FTSE 100 advanced 0.4% to 10,612 amid a higher oil price and a plethora of corporate news flow.
Brent Crude continued to move higher, nudging above $83 per barrel and stoking fears that energy bills will go...
3 March 2026
Daily market update: FTSE 100, Fresnillo, Greggs, BrewDogDespite an initial sanguine response to the Iran conflict seen on Wall Street on Monday, UK stocks recorded a meaningful drop on Tuesday morning.
Asian markets were weak as concern grows about rising energy prices, and US futures suggest investors across the Atlantic are also starting to become more alarmed about the situation in the Middle East...
2 March 2026
Daily market update: oil, gold, inflation, interest rates, defence stocksThe uncertainty factor reigns again.
Scenes in the Middle East have caused widespread nervousness across financial markets. The US attacks on Iran have caused oil prices to soar amid fears of disruptions to supplies, pushing up costs for businesses and consumers. That ranges from costing more to fill up the car to making it more expensive to run...
26 February 2026
Daily market update: Nvidia, Rolls-Royce, London Stock Exchange GroupThe FTSE 100 is on quite a run and drawing ever closer to the 11,000 level.
Advancing once again, the blue-chip UK index has this time been propelled by superstar engineer Rolls-Royce which is going from strength to strength, and London Stock Exchange Group staging a recovery.
Kitchen seller Howden Joinery also continued its run of quietly getting...
24 February 2026
Daily market update: Warner Bros, Standard Chartered, CrodaWhile investors looked a bit dazed from a wobbly start to the trading week, market movements on Tuesday would suggest they’re regaining their balance rather than falling over.
European indices were down a touch amid weakness in financials and pharma, yet the FTSE 100 was propped up by strength in oil and consumer goods sectors. Futures prices imply...
20 February 2026
Discover where the ISA millionaires investThe UK’s ISA ‘Super Investors’ who have built up sizeable portfolios are a lesson in the benefits of diligent saving and clever or opportunistic stock and fund picking.
AJ Bell can now reveal the latest trends for its ISA Super Investors – individuals with Stocks and shares ISA portfolios worth more than £1 million, as well as Junior ISAs that have...
19 February 2026
Daily market update: Centrica, Nestle, Rio Tinto, Mondi, DebenhamsInvestors got a nasty shock from Centrica’s results, causing the shares to slump and drag the UK market down in the process.
While Centrica is in the bottom half of the FTSE 100 by weighting, a large downward movement from its shares still had meaningful influence on the UK stock index.
The UK market was also dragged down by the market reaction to...
16 February 2026
Daily market update: UK takeovers: Beazley and Pinewood TechnologiesA strong showing from financials helped to support the FTSE 100 on a quiet day for corporate news.
NatWest, Barclays and Prudential took the top spots on the FTSE 100 risers’ list. The industrials and real estate sectors were also in demand, while housebuilders were out of fashion amid negative broker comment. Gold was down nearly 1% to trade just...
12 February 2026
Daily market update: Magnum Ice Cream Company, Unilever, Schroders, RELXThe FTSE 100 eked out a new record intraday high at 10,530 as takeover activity gave a boost to the market.
UK growth figures were as limp as a piece of wilted spinach. Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ strategy from day one was to get the public finances in order and then grow the economy, but people are growing tired of waiting for part two to kick into...
