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.
30 May 2026
Discover the cheapest and priciest global marketsValuations in investing are often relative, with different stocks or entire markets looking cheap or expensive compared with their peers. We’ve carried out some analysis on valuations across international markets to reveal the cheapest and most expensive, based on consensus forecast earnings complied by LSEG.
For each individual market LSEG...
29 May 2026
Martin Gamble on US markets: Dell surges, Costco and Salesforce stagnateThe foreshortened trading week due to the Memorial Day holiday didn’t stop US stock markets grinding out new highs this week led by the technology-led Nasdaq Composite which is up close to 10% over the last month.
Newly appointed Federal Reserve chair Kevin Warsh was given a sliver of good news after April’s core PCE (personal consumption...
27 May 2026
Discover the FTSE 100’s biggest earnings growersThe FTSE 100 has a reputation for being low growth and stodgy, dominated by large mining companies and financials. While partially true, there are also some faster growing ‘gems’ hiding in plain sight.
This article identifies a selection of companies which have consistently grown earnings at more than a double-digit rate for two decades. These...
27 May 2026
Martin Gamble on US markets: $75 billion SpaceX IPO plottedMajor US indices fell for a fourth consecutive week despite attempts by the Trump administration to de-escalate Middle East tensions.
There were continued signs of market rotation towards smaller companies and economically sensitive names as seen by the Russell 2000 and Dow Jones Industrials indices eking out gains.
Brent crude oil prices remained...
24 May 2026
Do you own Microsoft? Discover the opposing views of two managersIt is not unusual for fund managers to have different views on stocks, but when two high profile managers make opposing bets, it certainly grabs the attention.
Regulatory filings show TCI (The Children’s Fund) founder Chris Hohn sold virtually all its $8 billion stake in US software giant Microsoft and subsequently increased its stake in Alphabet...
22 May 2026
Martin Gamble on US markets: Nvidia fails to inspire despite upgradesUS markets crept higher despite relative softness in the Nasdaq Composite after a muted response to Nvidia’s earnings, with the smaller companies Russell 2000 index leading the way with a gain of nearly 2%.
Minutes from April’s FOMC meeting showed most policy makers were concerned by rising inflation from the war in Iran and believed a rate hike...
20 May 2026
Which sectors outperformed when interest rates roseThe yield on 10-year UK government bonds recently pushed through the key 5% mark to reach their highest levels since the late 1990s while 30-year yields are approaching 6%.
While this kind of environment is not typically helpful for stocks, some parts of the market have historically done better than others when rates are rising.
The UK is not alone...
20 May 2026
Discover the story behind two attempts to value soaraway US stocksAt first glance, US stocks look fully valued based on traditional valuation metrics like the PE (price to earnings) ratio, but a new study by researchers at the Federal Reserve of Minneapolis suggests equity markets may be somewhat less expensive than generally thought.
This article ‘unpacks’ the new research to explain the key differences between...
15 May 2026
Martin Gamble on US markets: Nvidia closes on $6 trillion valuationUS markets marched to new highs this week led by the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite. It was buoyed by the blockbuster IPO of semiconductor firm Cerebras, whose shares doubled on their debut, giving the company a market value of around $100 billion.
The interest rate sensitive small company Russell 2000 index lagged as bond yields moved higher. This...
15 May 2026
The neat trick which could help turn £1,000 into £20,000This article shows how the power of reinvesting dividends can really growth wealth over the long run. While this is purely an illustrative example and nothing in investing is guaranteed it helps show the difference this investment approach can make.
While we use the example of a single company for simplicity, it is crucial that investors hold a...
