26 August 2022
‘How I made £5,000 in three years’ – and other successful female investor storiesFor many people, starting to invest can feel like a daunting thing. Where do you start, and how do...
About the expert
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.
Latest articles from Laura Suter
24 August 2022
How to avoid the career break pension drainOne of the biggest contributors to the overall gender investment gap is pension size. The main...
22 August 2022
How do I stop a career break ruining my finances?There’s no silver bullet to solve the gender investment gap. But one area has a lot to answer for...
16 August 2022
Underused tax breaks can help fight the cost-of-living crisisWednesday’s inflation figure for July is expected to reveal even higher price rises last month, while the Bank of England is now forecasting high inflation well into 2023. The forthcoming energy price cap increase is now predicted to mean average energy bills rising to around £5,000 a year.
It means households across the UK are fighting dramatic...
12 August 2022
The £1.65 trillion investment gap – and why it mattersAcross the UK, men have £1.65 trillion more saved than women. That’s an alarmingly large difference...
21 July 2022
Inflation leap paves the way for accelerated interest rate riseAnother larger-than-expected increase in inflation is turning up the heat on the UK’s economy – and on the spending power of the nation. It could also be the signal for the Bank of England to hike rates by 0.5% next month, less than 24 hours after the Governor, Andrew Bailey, said he was prepared to take stronger action.
It’s the same story as...
14 July 2022
Cost of living payments start with pensioners urged to check their eligibility for more supportMore than 8 million households will get the first of the latest tranche of cost of living support from 14 July, with £326 hitting people’s bank accounts between the 14 and 30 July. Low income households who are on certain benefits will be eligible for the payments, although they need to have been entitled to them before 25 May this year.
While the...
1 July 2022
National Insurance is cut next week, but most of us are still paying more taxFrom 6 July millions of people will see their National Insurance bills cut, as the threshold at which people start paying the tax is raised to £12,570. The move means that most people on an annual salary of up to £12,570 will pay no income tax and no National Insurance.
However, while it will be a welcome relief for many people to see the amount...
7 April 2022
Gooch stumped by covid even as orders recover“It may be headquartered in Ilminster, Somerset, but Gooch & Housego has a worldwide reach and normally a profit alert from the electrical and electronic components expert would raise concerns about global growth,” says AJ Bell Investment Director Russ Mould.
“On this occasion, orders are still coming in and the problem seems to be that the AIM...
7 April 2022
The new tax year is here! Six essential checks for your investment portfolioLots of people rush to make investments and fill their ISA before the tax-year end. But now we’re in a new tax year, and there’s a bit more breathing space until the next deadline, it’s a great idea to check your portfolio is still working for you. You may also want to work out where to invest any new contributions you made before the ISA deadline...
