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.
19 December 2025
Inflation boost, Micron shines, Nike slumps: US markets this weekA lower-than-expected reading of US inflation helped Wall Street claw back some ground after what has been another difficult week for stocks across the Atlantic.
The latest CPI number showed prices rose 2.7% over the 12 months to November. That pace was down from 3% in September and materially lower than the 3.1% forecast by analysts. In the...
19 December 2025
What the pre-Christmas interest rate cut means for your moneyIn its final decision for 2025 the Bank of England has delivered a pre-Christmas interest rate cut from 4% to 3.75%. The last time rates were below 4% was all the way back in January 2023.
At that time, inflation was in double digits whereas today, despite still being above the Bank’s 2% target, inflation is at 3.2%. This reading, for November 2025...
8 December 2025
How to pick a stockThere are more than 1,500 shares listed in the UK alone and tens of thousands across the globe which gives investors a huge amount of choice over what companies to invest in.
Narrowing down the field requires some research to determine if a stock fits with your preferences and investment goals.
While everyone is different, there are some broad...
5 December 2025
Unilever investors to get shares in new ice cream company – what you need to knowConsumer goods firm Unilever is one of the largest companies on the UK stock market and is about to go through a significant change. Find out what is happening when and what it means for shareholders.
What’s happening?Last year, Unilever announced plans to separate its ice cream business and focus on four different areas – beauty and wellbeing...
3 December 2025
Where to find inspiration for your first ISA investmentsFunding your ISA is an important first step in tapping the wealth-generating potential of financial markets without the worries of tax.
However, taking the plunge and selecting the investments you want to put your money into can be hard. For lots of people funds are an obvious starting point as, unlike individual stocks, you can achieve a level of...
14 November 2025
AI, Disney and AMD: what happened on US markets this weekUS markets look set to end the week on the back foot as investors grow more sceptical of the AI boom. It represents a complete turnaround from the start of the week when hopes that the government shutdown would be resolved gave stocks a boost.
By the time the Trump administration signed a bill to end the shutdown on 12 November, equity indices...
7 November 2025
What's really in your ETF? Here’s how to find outMost of the time when you buy an exchange traded fund (ETF), you're just looking to match the return from a particular part of the market. They are a type of tracker fund which, as their name suggests, trade on a stock exchange and seek to mirror the returns from a certain index.
Sounds simple and, in practice it usually is, but it’s still...
6 November 2025
Active vs passive investing – what’s the difference?There are two main ways of investing in the market through funds – one is described as active, and the other is known as passive.
8 October 2025
How does your Lifetime ISA match up to the average UK house deposit?The Lifetime ISA has transformed the way many people take their first step on the housing ladder. According to HMRC, 56,900 account holders withdrew cash from their Lifetime ISA to purchase their first home in the 2023/24 tax year, with the average value of withdrawals up 8% year-on-year to just short of £15,000.
Lifetime ISA recapThe Lifetime ISA...
16 May 2025
Surprise 90-day trade truce sparks tech rallyA surprise 90-day trade war truce between the US and China and walkdown on tariffs (12 May) put a rocket under stocks this week, sending the benchmark S&P 500 index up 4.5%.
Technology stocks led the gains with the Nasdaq Composite index gaining more than 6% on the week despite bonds selling off with the 10-year treasury yield briefly climbing...
