Expert Opinion
FT Money Clinic Podcast: Budgeting as a graduate
Could there be a worse year than 2020 to graduate from university? Lockdown disrupted final exams, not to mention final goodbyes. As companies reel from
October 16, 2020
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Iona joins Paul Johnson for new radio series: “The Austerity Audit”
One or two of you may have spotted this over the weekend in the press radio previews: I’m really pleased to confirm I’ll be joining
September 8, 2020
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Facebook stream: Nail your student finances with Iona & experts
If you enjoyed my last Facebook stream with Young Scot, I have good news – we’ve done another one, this time on student finances. In
September 3, 2020
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Radio 1’s Money Hacker Iona answers YOUR questions!
Iona is proud to be Radio 1’s Money Hacker in residence and she returned to the programme this week to take listeners’ questions on the
August 26, 2020
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Top student money tips: Iona’s Natwest livestream
Uni life can be hugely exciting, rewarding and fun – but it can be tough too, especially in these uncertain times. Things are going to
August 20, 2020
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What is the new normal for young people?
It was a pleasure to take part in a recent debate with future guru Patrick Dixon and ‘Queen of Shops’ Mary Portas, hosted by JLA.
June 15, 2020
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Covid-19 News Round-up: Updates on furlough and self-employed
The government’s extension of the Job Retention Scheme (JRS), which has seen 8.4 million workers ‘furloughed’ by their employers since March, may not be enough
June 2, 2020
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Join me on LinkedIn for a special COVID-19 finance clinic! #AD
Join me and the amazing Anna Whitehouse, the founder of Mother Pukka and flexible working champ, tomorrow at 12pm for a LIVE clinic on LinkedIn,
April 29, 2020
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Don’t bank on a youthtastic Budget today
This should have been a golden opportunity for the Chancellor to ‘level up’ the country, not just geographically but demographically too. But the frightening potential
March 11, 2020
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Money and why it matters: Iona in Scottish Sun
ICYMI, Iona wrote the main op-ed for the Scottish Sun on Saturday (29 February), with some quick and simple tips that everyone can put into
March 2, 2020
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ROS ALTMANN: Why the Bank of England should NOT cut rates
A decision to cut the base rate tomorrow would only harm younger people, explains Ros Altmann in her debut for the Young Money Blog Apparently
January 29, 2020
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SIMON BAIN: Has saving become elitist?
Savers have had the rough end of it since the financial crash in 2008. But have things got even worse in the past year? Simon
January 28, 2020
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SHIB MATHEW: how we’re trying to help freelancers
Recently, Young Money editor Iona Bain wrote for the Financial Times about her experience of late payments as a freelancer, and singled out a particular
January 20, 2020
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Master your subscription game with my top tips
Taken advantage of a free trial just before Christmas? You could get a nasty surprise when you next check your banking app… It has long
January 9, 2020
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Got FOBO? Channel it by switching your current account
Have you got FOBO? That’s Fear of a Better Option. Fickle millennials are now cancelling social plans when something better comes up, according to the
November 28, 2019
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Money – what’s it all about? My new campaign with Scottish Investment Trust
The Scottish Investment Trust PLC (The Scottish) today announces the launch of its online learning hub, thescottish.co.uk/learning-hub, created to provide financial education for investors looking
May 16, 2019
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What is financial anxiety? Iona comments for Bustle
We all stress out about money from time to time. And for most young people, edginess about personal finance is par for the course: as
May 8, 2019
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Crypto in crisis: Can Bitcoin really pay for babies’ college funds?
You know that smug friend who bought a load of Bitcoin in 2017 and crowed about how rich they were gonna be? Bet they’ve gone
January 16, 2019
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How to nab yourself a career and money mentor
Main pic: Alicia VanNoy Call Getting yourself a mentor – it might just be one of the best decisions you’ll ever make. I explain how that
January 11, 2019
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Klarna’s debt dangers for millennials – my comment for the Guardian
It’s January, the party’s over (unless you had a Big Night In like me!) and it’s time to pay the bills. Perhaps you are intrigued
January 4, 2019
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The end of the Help to Buy Isa – my comment for BBC News
Help to Buy Isas are on the way out. After November the only option for wised-up home-savers wanting to get their hands on up to
January 3, 2019
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The Millennial Disruption: what it means for fusty old finance
Iona Bain Recently, I had the pleasure of attending the premiere of a new documentary: The Millennial Disruption at the Curzon in Soho. Another jam-packed
November 7, 2018
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Finance needs a quiet roar of change more than ever
Iona Bain Disruption – what does it mean? If you’ve been a traveller with Northern Rail, a way of life, I imagine. But in the
September 17, 2018
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The Great Pensions Black Hole – & why YOUR cash may end up there
So how do you lose £2000 without knowing it? 🤯 That’s the average value of ‘lost’ Child Trust Funds worth a total £1.5bn, which parents don’t
September 7, 2018
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I spent a hot July day discussing protection. It’s NOT what you think.
Iona Bain The Young Money Blog has had an exceptionally busy summer, I’m pleased to report, with our calendar proving as red-hot as the weather.
August 13, 2018
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LISA’s here to stay! We must give young savers choice – & respect
Iona Bain Summer is usually called “silly season” in journalism. But it looks as if the same phenomenon might be affecting the Treasury Select Committee
July 27, 2018
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We’re in the money? The £1 trillion bung coming our way
“We’re in the money, we’re in the money, we’ve got a lot of what it takes to get along…” * Iona Bain Millennials can expect part
July 2, 2018
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Our post-school education system is broke, says House of Lords
Iona Bain The post-school education system is broke and needs urgent fixing, a scathing House of Lords report has found. It says the move to
June 12, 2018
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Is your workplace pension funding weapons & tax avoidance?
If you are saving into a pension at work, are you happy for your cash to be invested in companies that make weapons, dodge tax
June 11, 2018
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The end for Bank of Mum of Dad or a cynical ploy to generate headlines?
Iona Bain Young people’s financial morale, right now, is fragile. And understandably so. Some of the factors contributing to this are undeniably real. “Millennials” are,
May 29, 2018
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