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.
22 April 2026
What are trackers and how can they get you started with investing?If you’re new to investing, the level of choice can feel overwhelming and leave you confused on where to begin. One option when you’re starting out is to use tracker funds to get exposure to lots of different investments in one go.
Casual followers of financial headlines will likely have heard of the FTSE 100 and possibly even the S&P 500. These...
17 April 2026
I want £500 in yearly dividends – how much do I need to invest?What total would you have to invest in the stock market to get £500 worth of dividends every year?
This is the amount you can earn in dividends and not pay tax on them. Though if you have a larger dividend income from your investments than this amount you can shield the income from HMRC by holding them within an ISA or SIPP.
It depends where you...
16 April 2026
What next for oil and gas companies after the big energy price shock?At the end of 2025 oil and gas companies were staring down the barrel of declining energy prices and resulting pressure on profits and returns to shareholders.
Despite the fragile ceasefire deal recently brokered by Pakistan, the conflict in Iran has shifted the calculus significantly since the end of February and helped global energy firms to...
16 April 2026
Driving the conversation on money and the marketsWho do you talk to about investing?
Some people may be fortunate enough to have a friend or family member with some knowledge of the markets to help set them on the right path, However, for many of us, including our My Portfolio contributor Aaron, investing can be a lonely furrow to plough at times.
That’s where we come in. Not only through are...
10 April 2026
Investment scams are rising fast – here’s how to fight backBeing regularly confronted with scams of one form or another has become an unfortunate feature of modern life. This applies in investing just as much as anywhere else.
Data from the City of London police shows victims of investment fraud lost an average of £1,675 every minute in 2025 with 34,673 people reporting fraud of this nature, up 31% from...
9 April 2026
Where are under 50s investing for their retirement?A Self-invested personal pension – or SIPP for short – gives you lots of options over where to put your money.
You will need to juggle quite a few different factors to determine the best investment plan, but among the most important is your current age and the point at which you hope to retire.
Our data shows AJ Bell customers in their 30s and 40s...
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...
