About the expert

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.

Latest articles from Martin Gamble

  • 21 August 2026

    FTSE 250 hits new highs: here are the stocks leading the charge

    The FTSE 250 mid-cap index broke above its 2021 peak in the first week of August 2026 to close above 24,000 points for the first time, after adding around 2,000 points, or 9% since the start of the year.

    This article reveals the companies which have outperformed the index, where analysts have also upgraded their earnings estimates more than average...

    4 min read
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  • 21 August 2026

    Martin Gamble on US markets: government debt tops $40 trillion, Moderna doubles

    It was a difficult week for Wall Street as rising yields on US government bonds revealed mounting concern about the country’s spiralling debts.

    These fears were compounded by the continued stalemate between the US-Iran with a lasting resolution to the Middle East crisis feeling as distant as ever. The impact from surprise intervention from the US...

    5 min read
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  • 19 August 2026

    How dividend dates can drag down the FTSE 100

    To receive a dividend from a company you’re invested in you need to hold the shares by a specified date.

    So, when a company’s shares trade without the entitlement to their latest dividend the share price often drops by an amount roughly equal to the value of any payout.

    Since the FTSE 100 is weighted according to market value, ex-dividend-related...

    6 min read
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  • 14 August 2026

    Martin Gamble on US markets: Nvidia fuels AI financing boom as Cisco slips

    US markets hit fresh highs this week buoyed by strength in technology stocks and benign inflation data which helped to push bond yields down as markets priced in a lower chance of a rate hike from the Federal Reserve next month.

    Consumer price inflation rose 0.1% in July taking the annual rate to 3.4% from 3.5% in the prior month while the core...

    5 min read
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  • 13 August 2026

    Is recent gold price strength fleeting or sustainable?

    Following a brutal 30% decline in the price of gold since the start of the year, there are signs the yellow metal is coming back to life with the bullion price up 8% since the beginning of August. The more volatile silver price is up around 16% since the middle of July.

    The sharp pullback at the start of the year should perhaps not have come as...

    4 min read
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  • 13 August 2026

    Can Musk turn SpaceX’s space-age vision into profits?

    What is SpaceX today and what are its ambitions?

    Answering these questions are key to understanding the investment case behind the newly-listed business.

    The successful initial public offering of shares in the Elon Musk controlled company SpaceX, means thousands of retail investors now have a financial interest in the company.

    Following the end of...

    9 min read
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  • 13 August 2026

    Discover a key price signal for investors researching quality stocks

    The late Charlie Munger may not be as well-known as his close counterpart Warren Buffett, but his track record speaks for itself.

    Between 1962 and 1977 his investment partnership Wheeler, Munger & Co generated a compound annual growth rate of 19.8% before fees, compared with 5% for the Dow Jones Industrials Average.

    Munger was instrumental in...

    7 min read
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