Martin Gamble is Shares and Markets writer at AJ Bell. He was previously the Education Editor of Shares Magazine. He has been with the business since 2019.
Martin graduated from the University of Kent in 1984 with an accounting degree.
He has extensive financial markets experience gained through managing UK and European equity portfolios for institutions including Hermes Investment Management, Manulife Financial and Royal Bank of Canada.
While at Manulife Financial the funds Martin managed were consistently in the top quartile which was recognised with a ‘Stars of Excellence’ award.
Martin subsequently headed up the fund management business for Royal Bank of Canada in London.
Outside of work, Martin likes long distance hiking and playing Backgammon.
10 July 2026
Martin Gamble on US markets: Pepsico, US banks, NetflixUS markets were back on the front foot this week with the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite index leading the charge, gaining 1.5%, and the Dow Jones Industrials scaling to a new high.
Brent Crude oil prices briefly rose above $80 per barrel after President Trump announced an end to the ceasefire with Iran.
Minutes from the last Federal Reserve...
10 July 2026
Terry Smith makes radical changes to stem poor performanceA disappointing first half saw the Fundsmith Equity fund report a 3% fall compared with a 11% gain for the MSCI World index, which means the £12 billion global equity fund now lags its benchmark over three, five and 10-years.
It is worth pointing out the fund remains ahead of the benchmark since launching nearly 15 years ago, having delivered...
7 July 2026
Here’s what’s happening with UK bank sector dividend yieldsDomestically focused UK bank shares in Lloyds, NatWest and Barclays have made significant gains versus the UK’s premier benchmark, with average gains of around 50% over the past year, meanwhile the FTSE 100 is up 20%.
Some of the recent performance strength is related to fears that interest rates might need to stay higher for longer to tackle...
3 July 2026
Martin Gamble on US markets: Nike stumbles, profit taking in semiconductor stocksIn a shortened trading week due to the 250th Independence Day holiday on 3 July, US stock markets finished with a flurry, emboldened by increased hopes of a benign interest rate backdrop after June’s non-farm payrolls report came in weaker than expected.
Traders scaled back expectations for Federal Reserve interest rate hikes, with chances of an...
1 July 2026
Britain’s consistent winners: Stocks that keep deliveringIt is highly unusual for share prices to consistently perform well year after year. That is the nature of stock markets; they twist and turn in unexpected ways, which makes it hard to stay the course.
We like a challenge, and this begs the question: are there any stocks that have delivered strong returns like clockwork?
After all, stock prices are...
27 June 2026
What the 2026 'super El Nino' could mean for marketsEvery El Nino event in the past 60 years has had a significant impact on financial markets, triggering spikes in commodity prices, higher inflation, bond market volatility and sharp sector divergences across stock markets.
With scientists predicting 2026 could usher in one of the biggest El Nino events in history, this article explains what El Nino...
26 June 2026
Martin Gamble on US markets: Micron surges, FedEx faltersMarkets saw a setback this week led by a sharp sell-off in global chip stocks with the Korean Kospi index dropping more than 7% and the Philadelphia semiconductor index, known as the SOX index, falling more than 6% before recovering slightly.
The sell-off created a big divergence in the performance of major US indices with the technology-led Nasdaq...
23 June 2026
Emerging markets: opportunities, risks and how to investThe list of reasons people in invest in emerging markets includes their faster growing economies underpinned by large working-age populations, rising middle classes and increasing productivity.
This means countries like India, Indonesia and Vietnam may grow faster than developed nations for decade to come. Economic growth and stock market returns...
21 June 2026
How to use price to sales to find cheap UK companiesIf you’re trying to separate undervalued from overvalued companies, comparing market value (the company’s worth) to revenue (the amount of money a business earns before deducting expenses) can be a useful starting point. It is referred to as the price to sales or PS ratio for short.
The PS ratio is straightforward to calculate; for example...
19 June 2026
Martin Gamble on US markets: memory chip stocks surgeIn a week dominated by two major events – the first Federal Reserve meeting under chair Kevin Warsh and the US-Iran peace deal – US markets made positive progress.
It wasn’t without its ups and downs though, largely thanks to the Fed – of which more later.
Memory chip stocks, which had seen their surge interrupted of late, were significantly higher...
