Tom Winnifrith


Thomas John Zacchaeus Winnifrith is a British journalist, share tipster and former fund manager.

Early life

Tom Winnifrith was born in 1968. He studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics at the University of Oxford, graduating with a lower second degree.

Career

Tom Winnifrith is the founder and editor of the website ShareProphets.com.
He was at one stage chief executive and founder of former ISDX listed Rivington Street Holdings before stepping down in 2011.
He has formerly worked as a financial journalist for Investors Chronicle and the London Evening Standard. Winnifrith was the resident investment expert on the Channel 4 game show Show Me The Money.

Controversy

Winnifrith was expelled from the Liberal Democrat Party by Paddy Ashdown in 1993 for allegedly "pandering to racism". He was subject to an investigation by Metropolitan Police Service at the request of the Attorney General at the time, Sir Nicholas Lyell, and then Shadow Cabinet Minister Jack Straw.
In September 2017, Winnifrith authored an article which claimed that the FCA would not be shutting down Beaufort Securities. In March 2018, Beaufort Securities was shut down, declared insolvent, and charged with fraud, following a joint FCA, FBI, SEC and DOJ investigation.

Personal life

Tom is married to Ranji Devadason. The journalist and author Christopher Booker was his uncle. Winnifrith’s mother committed suicide in 1976.