Hannah joined AJ Bell in 2025 as an investment writer. She was previously a journalist at Portfolio Adviser Magazine, reporting on multi-asset, fixed income and equity funds, as well as macroeconomic impacts and regulatory changes within the industry.
Hannah earned a degree in journalism from the University of Texas at Austin before beginning her career in London. Before joining the finance industry, she covered state politics in Texas and worked as a sports reporter.
10 September 2025
This is what AJ Bell’s investors are holding in their SIPPsSelf-invested personal pensions (SIPPs) allow plenty of choice when it comes to investment options. This is a perk that many AJ Bell customers have taken advantage of, putting their savings into a variety of stocks, funds, investment trusts and ETFs instead of the cookie cutter pension investment options.
However, choosing investments for your...
10 September 2025
What to do with your pension in your 20sPlanning for your retirement is likely not your top priority in your 20s. You might be facing hefty university loans, trying to support yourself on an entry-level salary, and figuring out how you want to set up your life. But ironically, your 20s can be the most impactful working years for creating a comfortable retirement.
Thankfully, you can...
10 September 2025
Investment returns are being eaten up by exchange rates – is it time to change tack?It’s been hard for investors to turn a blind eye to the US market for the past few decades. The returns from the states’ most popular index, the S&P 500, have averaged over 15% per year over the past 10 years, in terms of sterling. It’s also home to many of the most-discussed stocks on the market, including Nvidia, Microsoft, and Google parent...
10 September 2025
Managing your pension in your 50sIn your 50s, retirement might be just over the horizon. All the years of saving for a goal in the distant future will suddenly start to pay off for avid investors. But now, there will be a new consideration: How do you manage your retirement savings, and when and how can you access them? Here are the main things you need to think about with...
10 September 2025
Investing your pension in your 40sIt’s easy to move retirement planning and saving in pensions to the bottom of your to do list, before suddenly feeling you’ve missed the boat. But the good news is that there are plenty of things that savers in their 40s can do to build their retirement pot.
Getting startedWhether you are well into building your pension or just getting started...
9 September 2025
The US stocks paying generous dividends to investorsThe US holds some of the world’s most popular companies for investors, including Nvidia and Microsoft. However, for those looking to pocket some money as they go, the widely followed big tech companies may disappoint when it comes to dividends.
Most big tech firms offer tiny yields; some don’t pay dividends at all. In contrast, more generous income...
5 September 2025
Ways to invest £50 a monthIf you want to invest, you don’t have to be swimming in cash to get going. Instead, you can start by saving a little bit of your paycheque each month to put in the market, which can allow you to become more comfortable with investing while building yourself a solid foundation.
If you’re not used to setting aside some of your earnings each month...
3 September 2025
Can you have a joint ISA?An Individual Savings Account (ISA) is a great way to save and invest money free from tax. At present, there’s no joint ISA account or any other type of ISA that can be owned by more than one person.
28 August 2025
Your weekly shop cost is rising: can grocers pay you back?In the last year, food and drink prices in the UK have risen by nearly 5%, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Even the beloved meal deal hasn’t escaped the hikes, as Tesco raised the price from £3.60 to £3.85 for Clubcard holders in August.
There’s no easy way around the pain consumers have felt from these increases. But if...
22 August 2025
Why it pays to be a rational thinker with investingMoney isn’t everything, but it seems to count for a lot.
This weekend, money made me opt for sea...
