Paul Angell is AJ Bell's Head of Investment Research. Paul began his investment career with a global investment bank in 2010, holding various roles across London and Hong Kong over the following years. In 2016, Paul then joined a UK-based investment consultancy business. Here, he was responsible for selecting investment strategies across asset classes to support the firm’s £2.5 billion managed portfolio service, as well as numerous external clients.
Paul joined AJ Bell in 2023 to lead the firm’s investment research offering, ensuring that clients across the business have a great selection of investment options to work with.
8 October 2026
What is an active ETF and should I invest in one?Ask the experts. Paul Angell is on hand to answer your questions about investments. If you'd like a question considered for a future edition, send it in now.
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I hold an active fund in my portfolio, but the company it’s from has just let me know it’s...
1 October 2026
What changes have been made to the Starter portfolios - September 2026We recently carried out a review of our Starter portfolios. As a result of this review we have made the following changes to the Cautious and Adventurous portfolios.
Cautious portfolio change:We’ve replaced the Waverton Sterling Bond fund with the Schroder Strategic Bond fund, believing the latter to have superior return potential due to the fund...
1 October 2026
New bond and small cap funds join AJ Bell investment ideas listsThe AJ Bell Favourite funds and Investment trust select lists are aimed at lightening your research load. There are thousands of funds and hundreds of trusts out there – so we’ve narrowed the field by selecting a high-quality shortlist of funds we believe can deliver their objectives over the long term. To make the list, each fund needs to pass our...
17 August 2026
Is picking a bond fund like picking an equity fund?Ask the experts. Paul Angell is on hand to answer your questions about investments. If you'd like a question considered for a future edition, send it in now.
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I’m looking to choose some bond funds as I’m heading into retirement. Can I go about it the...
11 August 2026
Three funds with emerging managers to watch forStar manager culture is no longer as prominent as it once was in the fund management industry. Companies have generally become more cautious about putting too much emphasis on one individual, preferring instead to talk about the strategy and team behind an actively managed fund.
But fund management remains, at its heart, a people business...
21 July 2026
Why would I invest in an active fund when trackers are cheaper?Ask the experts. Paul Angell is on hand to answer your questions about investments. If you'd like a question considered for a future edition, send it in now.
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It’s hard for me to understand the case for active funds for stock investing. If tracker funds...
20 July 2026
Are the bonds in your portfolio doing their job?Bonds are often used in portfolios to even out risk and provide protection from the whims of the equity market. For a long time, one of the safest places to be within bonds has been US treasuries. These investments have offered a reliable way to make modest returns without taking on too much risk.
But in recent years, US treasuries have experienced...
16 June 2026
Planes, trains and pipelines: the new name on AJ Bell’s Favourite funds listWe keep our Favourite funds list under constant review to ensure we have the highest conviction in the funds we’ve selected. Following a review, in the infrastructure equities space we have added the FTF ClearBridge Global Infrastructure Income fund and removed the First Sentier Global Listed Infrastructure fund from the list. We believe the FTF...
11 June 2026
Where can you invest in the short term?Ask the experts. Paul Angell is on hand to answer your questions about investments. If you'd like a question considered for a future edition, send it in now.
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What guidance is available for someone with only a couple of years until retirement who is...
20 May 2026
Five metrics investors should be paying attention toAsk the experts. Paul Angell is on hand to answer your questions about investments. If you'd like a question considered for a future edition, send it in now.
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I’ve been investing for a while but mainly in index funds. I’m trying to become a more involved...
