Alex leads Freetrade's External Affairs team which includes public relations, policy, and editorial. He joined Freetrade after advising financial services companies on building and defending their reputations. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge.

Alex Pugh is an Investment Writer in Freetrade’s External Affairs team. A former financial journalist and copywriter with an arts background, he covers macro trends, investor behaviour, and the ideas shaping markets today. He writes Freetrade’s Weekend Read, exploring the weird, wild, and wonderful of finance and investing.

Duncan Ferris is an Investment Writer in Freetrade’s External Affairs team, penning news, guides and commentary. Having worked across print, digital, and radio, he specialises in making complex personal finance and investing topics easy to digest. Duncan trained with the NCTJ and holds an MA from the University of Sussex.