27 September 2022
How much does a student loan really cost you?Going to university is getting much more expensive, and anyone thinking of taking a gap year and...
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.
27 September 2022
How much does a student loan really cost you?Going to university is getting much more expensive, and anyone thinking of taking a gap year and...
26 September 2022
Why making cost of living cutbacks could harm your long-term savingsThe cost of living crisis is impacting everyone in the country. We’re all seeing our bills increase...
23 September 2022
Mini budget 2022: Key announcementsThe statement on 23 September from Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng turned out to be anything but the ‘mini’ budget promised.
Badged by the government as the ‘Growth Plan 2022’, several key reforms were revealed this morning, some with an instant impact on taxpayers.
Changes to income tax, national insurance (NI) and dividend taxation will all impact...
23 September 2022
Whirlwind ‘mini’ Budget delivers surprise income tax cutsFollowing today’s statement by the Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng, AJ Bell head of personal finance Laura Suter comments on some of the key tax announcements:
There was nothing mini about this Budget, with the new Chancellor announcing more changes to the nation’s finances than many previous full-blown Budgets. Just 17 days into his new job, Kwasi...
19 September 2022
How many funds should I invest in?One of the most common questions new investors ask is: ‘how many funds should I own?’ It’s a...
12 September 2022
How to make your child a millionaire – or just start investing for themTax year end is approaching. So, it’s a good time to do a mini financial audit, and maybe tick off...
8 September 2022
What I learnt from maternity leave – and how you can benefit from my mistakesI’ve got some breaking news for you: babies are expensive. But the real expense of having a baby isn...
6 September 2022
Why does childcare cost so much, and how can I make it cheaper?Anyone who relies on childcare will know how expensive it is – a recent study found that a third of...
30 August 2022
Energy price cap up 187% since October 2021 as households face bleak winter aheadThe latest energy price cap announced by Ofgem points to a bleak winter ahead.
After all the estimations, predictions and finger-in-the-air sums we finally know the extent of the energy price hike everyone is going to endure in October. The price cap has risen to £3,549 for everyone paying by direct debit, a whopping 178% increase on last October’s...
29 August 2022
How to have a financially fair divorceJanuary has the dubious honour of being ‘divorce month’. In fact, the first working Monday after the...