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.
27 July 2026
Where AJ Bell’s bond fund investors are putting their moneyFunds are a helpful way to get exposure to the bond market for those that aren’t prepared to dive into understanding bonds in depth or simply don’t want to. Investing in individual bonds involves making judgements on the creditworthiness of the company or government issuing them and, with corporate debt in particular, can require putting in minimum...
23 July 2026
‘Mini-tender’ offers: how Aviva is involved and what investors should considerYou may never have heard of them before, but tender offers are in the news at the moment thanks to a brewing situation at UK-listed insurance business Aviva.
If you have some prior knowledge of tender offers it may well be because you hold investment trusts.
A tender offer is when shareholders are given a chance to redeem their shares, often but...
22 July 2026
When everyone owns the same stocks, where should investors look next?Going against the tide means fighting against our inherent make up. It’s a longstanding tenet of behavioural finance that humans are driven by herd behaviour and we can see this dynamic at play in the markets on a regular basis.
For us as investors, this creates the risk of getting involved in a crowded trade which the US Treasury has defined as...
20 July 2026
UK bank earnings: rates, buybacks and capital returns in focusThe major UK banks are schedule to report first-half earnings between the back end of July and early August 2026.
Heading into the numbers, bank shares have continued to outperform the FTSE 100 benchmark with HSBC shares up by around a fifth and Lloyds up around 12% while NatWest and Barclays have lagged.
Interest rate expectations, which are...
16 July 2026
Every little helps – Tesco uses scale, data and loyalty to stay aheadThere’s little doubt about Tesco’s position in the UK grocery sector. It dominates in a way which is beginning to match the high watermark of the 2000s when its share of the market was above 30%. The share price too has surged in recent years to approach levels last seen in the late noughties and early 2010s.
But what is behind Tesco’s competitive...
16 July 2026
Hidden UK industrial champions investors should know aboutIn the not so distant past the UK industrials sector could be characterised as a collection of low-margin metal bashers producing commoditised products for mature economies. There has been significant improvement since then with leaner, more technologically focused companies operating in a far more diverse mix of geographies.
Many are leaders in...
24 June 2026
Discover the most popular countries and regions with AJ Bell fund investorsWhen it comes to the most in-demand region or country with AJ Bell DIY fund investors, there’s a clear winner. Out of the top 100 most widely held funds, investment trusts and exchange-traded funds on the AJ Bell platform with a specific regional or country focus, the US dominates by some distance.
Some 17 out of the 41 products in this category...
19 June 2026
Don’t get caught out by this growing trend in investment fraudThe ways fraudsters attempt to take our hard-earned cash have become increasingly cynical – including tricks like pretending to be a family member with a new phone number.
The ‘Hi Mum/Dad I need cash for an emergency’ message from an unknown number cruelly plays on parental instincts and only adds to the hurt and distress involved in being a victim...
16 June 2026
Reasons for optimism despite all the turmoil and noiseWhile ultimately the damage to most investors’ portfolios has likely been relatively light so far this year there has certainly been plenty for us all to fret about in 2026.
We have yet to see the full inflationary impact of the Iran war and the shutting off of the Strait of Hormuz but most are aware it is coming, while confidence in the AI story...
11 June 2026
The stocks which offer you growth at a reasonable priceSometimes value and growth as investing styles are seen as polar opposites.
However, they can be combined – with the growth at a reasonable price (GARP for short) approach attempting to encompass both these factors.
The focus here is on high earnings growth where the price is low relative to forecast earnings – something which can be measured using...
