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Charlene Young

Pensions and Savings Expert
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Charlene Young is AJ Bell’s Pensions and Savings Expert. She joined AJ Bell in 2014 from a wealth management firm where she worked with private clients and small businesses as a financial planner...

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Dan Coatsworth

Editor-in-Chief and Investment Analyst
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Dan Coatsworth is AJ Bell's Editor-in-Chief and Investment Analyst. Dan has been with the company since December 2012 and has more than 18 years' experience in the industry, following the markets...

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Danni Hewson

Head of Financial Analysis
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Danni Hewson is AJ Bell's Head of Financial Analysis. She joined the company in 2021 and is responsible for producing analysis and commentary across a broad range of subjects, from financial...

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Hannah Williford

Content Writer
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Hannah joined AJ Bell in 2025 as an investment writer. She was previously a journalist at Portfolio Adviser Magazine, reporting on multi-asset, fixed income and equity funds, as well as...

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James Flintoft

Head of Investment Solutions
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James has over a decade of experience running MPS and managed accounts for intermediaries. After graduating from Northumbria University with a first class degree in Finance & Investment...

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Laith Khalaf

Head of Investment Analysis
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Laith Khalaf is AJ Bell's Head of Investment Analysis. He joined the company in 2020 and continues to explore the world of personal investing, providing research and analysis to both AJ Bell...

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Laura Suter

Director of Personal Finance
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Laura Suter is AJ Bell's Director of Personal Finance. She joined the company in 2018 and is the go-to spokesperson on all things personal finance - from cash savings rates to saving for children...

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Paul Angell

Head of Investment Research
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Paul Angell is AJ Bell's Head of Investment Research. Paul began his investment career with a global investment bank in 2010, holding various roles across London and Hong Kong over the following...

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Rachel is AJ Bell's Head of Public Policy. She helps financial advisers and planners understand the changing pensions and savings environment, as well as how new legislation and regulation affects...

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Russ Mould

Investment Director
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Russ Mould is AJ Bell's Investment Director. He has a Master's degree in Modern History from the University of Oxford and more than 30 years' experience of the capital markets.

He started...

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Ryan Hughes

Managing Director - AJ Bell Investments
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Ryan started his career in 1999 working for an independent financial adviser, progressing to become Head of Portfolio Management at an award-winning advisory firm. Ryan then joined a global asset...

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Stephen Tetlow

Senior Product Development Analyst
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Stephen joined AJ Bell in 2016 and has worked across the business in a variety of different roles. With nearly a decade of experience in the financial industry, he's attempting to simplify the...

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Tom McGoldrick

Fund Manager
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Tom McGoldrick is AJ Bell's Fund Manager. He joined the company in 2018 after graduating with a Master's degree in Maths from Durham University. He has held multiple roles in the business...

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Tom Selby

Director of Public Policy
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Tom Selby is AJ Bell's Director of Public Policy. He joined the company in 2016 as a Senior Analyst before becoming Head of Retirement Policy. He has a degree in Economics from Newcastle...

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Tom Sieber

Editor of Shares magazine
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Tom Sieber has been the Editor of Shares magazine since November 2023 and has been a journalist for the past 20 years.

He has an interest in politics and economics that can be traced back...

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