New role comes at a crucial time for investors who are facing a once-in-a-generation cost-of-living crisis, with savings under pressure, pensions squeezed and inflation running hot.
interactive investor, the UK’s second-largest investment platform for private investors, has appointed Alice Guy, a Fellow Chartered Accountant, as Personal Finance Editor.
This is a new role, which comes at a crucial time for investors who are facing a once-in-a-generation cost-of-living crisis, with savings under pressure, pensions squeezed and inflation running hot.
Alice will write and commission content on hugely important topical issues facing everyday investors and contribute to ii’s successful multimedia channels.
A qualified Chartered Accountant, Alice began her career training with KPMG London, auditing large companies across the UK. She then worked for EY in Cambridge, before moving to Tesco Plc head office as a business analyst.
After an unexpected career break to become a long-term carer, Alice kick-started her journalism career from scratch in her 40s, cutting her teeth as a freelance investment and business writer for a range of businesses including Citywire, Triodos bank and Cube Global.
Quickly finding her feet, she found that there was a huge demand for both her writing and analytical skills.
Alice Guy, Personal Finance Editor, interactive investor, says: “I can’t wait to make a difference for our customers and wider audience of readers. It’s great to see how much the world has changed for women in their 40s. Being a long-term carer was never part of my plan, but sometimes life doesn’t turn out the way we expect – and that’s why good personal finance editorial is so important. My career break hasn’t held me back, and if anything has given me a broader perspective. I’m …….