Laura Suter is AJ Bell's Director of Personal Finance. She joined the company in 2018 and is the go-to spokesperson on all things personal finance - from cash savings rates to saving for children and how to invest for the first time. Laura has a degree in Journalism Studies from the University of Sheffield.
Since joining the company, Laura has co-founded AJ Bell’s Money Matters campaign, which aims to help more women start their investing journey and close the gender investment gap. She writes articles for the campaign and co-hosts the Money Matters podcast.
Laura also co-hosts AJ Bell's weekly Money & Markets podcast, giving an update on all the investing and personal finance news of the week. She's regularly quoted in the national and trade press, as well as appearing on TV and radio. She speaks and presents at live events, ranging from AJ Bell roadshows to the company’s flagship investment conference, Investival, and Money Matters events.
Laura is a multi-award winning former financial journalist, having worked in this role for 10 years before joining AJ Bell. She was previously at the Daily Telegraph as an Investment Editor. During her time at the Telegraph, she was crowned the Headlinemoney Investment Journalist of the Year. She also worked for financial adviser publications Money Marketing and Money Management, as well as an investment publication in New York focusing on the hedge fund and private equity world.
14 September 2023
New report uncovers the life events that negatively impact women’s financesMoney Matters by AJ Bell, launched a new report on Wednesday 13 September, that provides a unique insight into the financial pitfalls that disproportionately affect women and means they have less money, on average, than men.
Financial Wobbly Bits: Uncovering women's financial wobbles and providing a toolkit to overcome them shows:
Just a quarter...
24 August 2023
Your beginners guide to inflation – and why interest rates are risingA couple of years ago, only economists and data nerds really pored over the UK inflation figures, as...
9 June 2023
The taxman is coming for your savings – how to stop himTwo factors are at play here: one positive and one negative. First up, the good news: we’re getting...
11 April 2023
Five essential investment checks to make this SpringAs the new tax year is here, it’s a good time to check in on your investments and do a little Spring...
31 March 2023
‘Bed and ISA’ transactions increase by 387% since Chancellor’s wealth tax raid announced in NovemberChancellor Jeremy Hunt’s wealth tax raid from 6 April has precipitated a near four-fold increase in Bed and ISA transactions since he announced cuts to the Capital Gains Tax (CGT) and dividend allowances during his Autumn Statement back in November.
Between November 2022 and February 2023, AJ Bell saw a 387% increase in platform Bed and ISA...
31 March 2023
How the Lifetime ISA can shave years and thousands off your home deposit savings planLots of wannabe first-time buyers may feel like their dreams of getting on the property ladder are slipping further away. The past couple of years have been tough for those who want to buy their first place, with house prices rising dramatically and the mortgage market being an increasingly terrifying place to be.
However, the combination of...
1 February 2023
Lifetime ISA turns five: how one investor turned £12,000 into £215,000The new tax year marks five years since the Lifetime ISA was launched, after George Osbourne’s surprise announcement just a year earlier that he was creating a hybrid of the Help to Buy ISA and pension. A faltering start with a few providers and slow take-up has since been forgotten as wannabe first-time buyers flock to the accounts, as well as...
18 November 2022
Tax bills set to spiral as Chancellor confirms deep freeze on personal taxationIt’s not yet Christmas, but Scrooge has arrived early. The nation was braced for tax hikes after the new Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, used the weekend media rounds to prime the public for a rise in their tax bills.
That is precisely what he delivered today, with considerable changes to taxation of dividends and capital gains, as well as a freeze on...
27 October 2022
Half the nation struggling to pay energy bills – before winter has even begunAlmost half the nation is now finding it difficult to pay their energy bills, while almost a third are struggling to pay their rent or mortgage – and more people are finding it tough compared to earlier this year.
The fact that 1 in 25 people are already behind on their energy bills, even before we’ve hit the winter and colder weather should be a...
26 October 2022
Rishi Sunak’s in-tray: 5 taxing questions for the new prime ministerAs the new prime minister Rishi Sunak enters No. 10, he faces difficult decisions over a range of tax, pensions and economic issues which remain unanswered after months of debate and discussion through the leadership contest and the fallout from last month’s mini-Budget.
AJ Bell experts consider 5 key questions awaiting the new prime minister:
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