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.
10 December 2025
How do I find funds which go against the herd?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 .
I’m worried about holding too many of the same sorts of companies in my portfolio. I want to find some funds that invest a bit differently, but they are difficult to identify. How do I pick...
4 December 2025
Where can investors find value in the market?Everyone loves a bargain. But when investing, just like when you’re in a shop, it can be hard to tell if you’re snagging a great deal or if a low price is indicative of the quality on offer.
At a basic level, value investing involves having an eye for a diamond in the rough. Investors are searching for companies that they believe are worth more...
12 November 2025
What are the pros and cons of using bonds which are linked to inflation?Ask the experts. Paul Angell is here to field your investments-based queries. If you'd like a question considered for a future edition, send it in now .
I am worried that some of my bond investments are actually losing me money once I factor in inflation rates. I’ve heard about bonds that track inflation, and I’m wondering if those make more sense...
22 August 2025
What changes have been made to the Favourite funds list - August 2025We have removed the Stewart Investors Asia Pacific Leaders and Stewart Investors Worldwide All Cap funds from our Favourite funds list following the departure of portfolio managers David Gait and Sashi Reddy, as well as Sujaya Desai, a third member of the team. The departures deprive the team of its most experienced investors in David and Sashi...
17 July 2025
Who are the ‘rising stars’ in fund management?In the past few years, the ‘star’ in star fund managers has diminished somewhat. Many asset management companies have preferred to focus on the strategy and team behind an actively managed fund, rather than riding on the coattails of a standout individual. But that’s not to say there are no longer star managers, or indeed rising stars, within the...
22 April 2025
The changes we’ve made to the Favourite fund list - 22 April 2025We’re always reviewing our Favourite funds list to make sure we’re confident in our picks, and ready to make changes if needed. Following a recent review, we’ve made a couple of updates – adding the Rathbone Ethical Bond fund and removing the CT Responsible Sterling Corporate Bond fund.
We’ve added the Rathbone Ethical Bond fund as we think it’s a...
20 March 2025
The changes we've made to the 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 recent review, we’ve added the Schroder Asian Alpha Plus fund and removed the Fidelity Asia and Schroder European funds.
In Asia, we’ve chosen to add the Schroder Asian Alpha Plus fund because of its strong...
20 January 2025
AJ Bell Favourite Funds list updateThe AJ Bell Favourite funds list is designed to lighten your research load.
There are thousands of funds out there – so we’ve narrowed the field by selecting a high-quality shortlist that we believe can deliver on their objectives over the long term. To make the list, each fund needs to pass our robust, independent selection process.
What have we...
10 January 2025
AJ Bell Investment Trust Select list updateThe AJ Bell IT Select list is designed to lighten your research load. There are many trusts out there – so we’ve narrowed the field by selecting a shortlist of trusts we believe can deliver their objectives over the long term. To make the list, each trust needs to pass our robust, independent selection process.
What have we changed?We keep our IT...
16 October 2024
Favourite funds update - 16 October 2024The AJ Bell Favourite funds list is designed to lighten your research load.
There are thousands of funds 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 robust, independent selection process.
What have we...
