Tom Sieber is AJ Bell's Content Editor. He was previously the Editor of Shares Magazine. He has been with the business since 2012.
Tom is a regular contributor to the AJ Bell Money & Markets podcast and a stock market analyst for AJ Bell. He has also chaired and presented at various AJ Bell events – both online and in person.
Covering a variety of different sectors including resources and media, he has been a journalist for nearly two decades and has written about investing since 2007. Tom has a degree in History from Bristol University and a post-graduate diploma in Print Journalism from the University of Central Lancashire.
He has an interest in politics and economics that can be traced back to trip to the UN headquarters in New York as a UN Young Ambassador at 16, and is passionate about demystifying the financial markets and providing genuinely useful insights to help people with their investing.
Outside of work, Tom is a keen runner, although his days of completing half marathons and marathons may be behind him! He's also a big cinema fan.
25 March 2026
How rate expectations have changed and what it means for your moneyBefore the Iran conflict began, the market expectation was that rates would gently ease in 2026. But those assumptions have been thrown out of the water since the beginning of March.
What’s now expected by the market and what does this shift in the trajectory of rates mean for your money?
How much have expectations for rate hikes moved?The chart...
24 March 2026
How to use the X-Ray tool to keep your investments on trackStaying on top of your investments is important if you want to make a success out of putting your money to work in the financial markets.
A useful tool created for this purpose is the Morningstar Portfolio X-Ray, which is available to AJ Bell customers.
To find your own X-Ray portfolio report simply log in to your account and look for four icons...
20 March 2026
Not panicking, sticking to the plan and thinking about opportunitiesDon’t panic. Stick to your plan. These are words to live by when markets get choppy as they have done since the beginning of March as simmering tensions in the Middle East escalated to armed conflict. There is absolutely no reason to lose faith in investing. It is important to remain optimistic and focus on the long-term potential for your money to...
19 March 2026
Markets braced for Nike earnings as tariffs weigh on turnaround hopesAhead of its latest earnings Nike is racing to reverse a two-thirds collapse in its market value over the last four-and-a-bit years.
CEO Elliot Hill is pivoting from a struggling direct-to-consumer model back to the brand’s performance roots to outrun mounting tariff pressures and cooling demand in China.
The company is scheduled to release its...
17 March 2026
The highest yielding companies across stock market sectorsThe UK stock market is known for a being a handy source of dividends, but within this overall picture, certain sectors do a lot of the heavy lifting.
The FTSE 100 is forecast to provide a dividend yield of 3.4% for 2026. According to AJ Bell’s Dividend Dashboard report released in December 2025, just 10 companies are forecast to pay out 54% of the...
12 March 2026
Magnum’s meltdown: can Unilever’s ice cream spin-off recover from a bad start?In December 2025 investors in Unilever received free shares in the world’s largest ice cream manufacturer following the demerger of The Magnum Ice Cream Company. Just weeks later, a mixed set of maiden results (12 February) from the new entity, saw its shares melt under the glare of the public markets.
The Unilever spin-off brought inevitable one...
11 March 2026
Energy markets outlook: what’s next as Iran conflict fuels oil and gas volatilityThe situation in the Middle East has had a dramatic impact on global energy markets. In the space of just 24 hours on Monday and Tuesday, Brent crude oil traded as high as $120 per barrel and at less than $90 per barrel as expectations about the duration and intensity of the conflict waxed and waned.
Reopening the strategically important Strait of...
4 March 2026
Find your perfect risk balance with investingInvesting is not about selecting just any stock or fund at random in the hope of getting the best returns. You need to pick your investments wisely and consider how you might feel about losing money if something goes wrong.
It all comes down to making a plan that suits your temperament and lifestyle while giving yourself the best chance of staying...
3 March 2026
What could oil at $100 per barrel mean for markets?The US and Israeli military intervention in Iran has led to a significant increase in oil prices.
What does this price hike and any potential move higher – like the $100 per barrel price seen after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – mean for markets and your money? From how much you pay to fill up your car to the impact on equities as a whole and oil...
19 February 2026
What to expect from a Buffett-less Berkshire HathawayFor the first time in six decades Omaha-based Berkshire Hathaway will release its fourth quarter results on 27 February without Warren Buffett at the helm, after he stepped down as CEO at the end of 2025.
Under his leadership the company’s value has seen a cumulative gain of over 5,500,000% compared with 39,000% for the S&P 500 index. Incoming...
