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 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...
11 June 2026
Micron hits $1 trillion on AI wave ahead of crunch quarterly earningsThe share price of memory chip play Micron Technology has enjoyed an astonishing run heading into its upcoming quarterly results on 24 June helping it to a $1 trillion market valuation for the first time.
The most recent catalyst was research published by investment bank UBS which raised the price target on the stock from $535 to $1,625.
AI-related...
11 June 2026
Can Netflix deliver on growth after losing Warner Bros bid battle?Streaming giant Netflix has been the great disruptor in the world of home entertainment over the last decade or so. It is therefore jarring to see a big plank of the company’s current strategy seemingly ape the linear TV model which it helped overturn as it embraces advertising and live sports events.
At the same time, the company losing out in a...
21 May 2026
Investment lessons from Manchester United and other listed football clubsAs the domestic football season enters its final knockings and the winners are sorted from the losers its interesting and instructive to look at the fortunes of football clubs on the stock market and what it tells us about investing in general.
I may be a big football fan but there’s a reason why I don’t mix investing with the beautiful game. The...
19 May 2026
Nvidia vs Broadcom: the AI heavyweight earnings showdownTwo of the main protagonists in the AI infrastructure space – Nvidia and Broadcom – are set to offer an insight into the competitive dynamics in this surging market with their latest quarterly results.
Both chip makers coexist within the same AI hardware. Nvidia specialising in the ‘off-the-shelf’ high-performance GPUs (like its Blackwell series)...
18 May 2026
The fundamentals of investing in the stock market for incomeEvery month in these pages AJ Bell’s Head of Markets Dan Coatsworth takes you through different facets of income investing. Generating an income from the stocks and funds you hold is a big part of why many people put their money to work in the stock market.
That’s because stocks do not just offer the ability to make gains when share prices go up –...
23 April 2026
Managing your money in retirementWe spend years thinking about accumulating the pot we need to sustain us in our retirement but sometimes less thought is given to how we plan to manage our money once we retire.
Every month in Shares, AJ Bell’s senior pensions and savings expert Charlene Young covers a range of topics relevant to those approaching or already in retirement. There’s...
22 April 2026
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...
