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.
3 August 2026
Bond investments explained: the main types and risks to understandInvestors have two main options when it comes to investing in bonds. These are government bonds and corporate bonds.
When governments and companies need to borrow money, they issue bonds. If you buy one, you become the lender, and in return you receive regular interest payments plus your original investment back at the end.
However, within these...
1 August 2026
How quality and value can reduce riskIn investing it is just as important to understand where the risks are accumulating as well as potential buying opportunities.
With markets becoming increasingly concentrated and returns driven by a handful of AI-related names, even broad global indices present challenges for investors to maintain extensive diversification.
Schroder’s CIO Johanna...
31 July 2026
Martin Gamble on US markets: Microsoft shines as Meta and Apple feel the strainUS stock markets had a see-saw week, initially sitting on losses before Microsoft’s results helped boost sentiment and push indices higher.
At one point the Nasdaq 100 index had entered correction territory after dropping more than 10% from the prior peak.
Stocks were dragged lower by rising long-term bond yields with 30-Year treasury yields...
31 July 2026
Meta’s shares drop: how do earnings reports influence price?Facebook owner Meta saw its share price plummet around 9% after it released second quarter results that revealed the high levels of spending on AI were, for the moment, having low levels of payoff.
This has been a repeated pattern among most of the big tech stocks when earnings have been released recently because investor’s focus has shifted from...
25 July 2026
What recruitment firms and housebuilders success could mean for the UKRecruitment firms are seen as bellwethers for the health of the economy, so recent share price strength raises the question of whether we are seeing a legitimate signal of growth or just a relief rally after a long period of weakness.
The performance of recruitment firms is often linked to broader economic performance because it moves with the job...
24 July 2026
Martin Gamble on US markets: Alphabet and Tesla sink, Intel shinesUS stocks were firmly on the back foot this week, driven by continued weakness across large technology companies, as worries build on AI spending.
Oil prices moved higher amid rising geopolitical tensions, keeping pressure on US 10-year government bond yields, which moved back above 4.7% for the first time since May.
After the prior week’s mauling...
20 July 2026
Bond vigilantes explained: how markets can push interest rates higherThe term bond vigilante was coined by economist Ed Yardeni in the 1980s in reference to investors who vote with their feet when they judge central banks or governments are being reckless or inflation is being mismanaged.
The idea is simple. When a government runs budget deficits investors think are unsustainable, bond investors sell. Selling drives...
17 July 2026
Martin Gamble on US markets: Netflix and IBM disappoint while banks starUS markets took a step back amid escalating military exchanges between the US and Iran near the Strait of Hormuz which sent Brent crude oil prices back above $85 per barrel.
The major indices fell, led by a pullback in technology and semiconductor stocks which prompted a rotation into more defensive areas of the market like consumer staples and...
16 July 2026
Could Apple’s cautious approach to AI turn out to be the smart move?Some analysts believe Apple is at risk of falling behind in the AI race due to its slow adoption and the delayed roll-out of advanced features.
Critics point to the recent revamp of its natural language interface Siri, which was unveiled at the Worldwide Developers Conference and met with a decidedly muted response from investors.
Rather than...
16 July 2026
The cash flow metric private equity loves and the stocks it helps uncoverFree cash flow yield has a strong following among value and quality-oriented investors. It is seen as a cleaner measure of value than traditional valuation metrics like the PE (price to earnings) ratio.
Unlike reported earnings which are shaped by accounting choices like how to reflect the valuation of assets, when to recognise revenue, and whether...
