Iona Bain is a writer, author, speaker, broadcaster and founder of the pioneering Young Money Blog; the UK’s foremost blog dedicated to young people’s finances.
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I was on Radio 4’s Womans Hour this morning talking about how the pandemic has been having a destructive effect on young women’s finances alongside
Iona was on the Which? Money podcast this week, solving listeners’ pension pot problems. She looks at the most common pension questions and dilemmas facing
The latest episode in Young Scot’s Cash Chats series has landed! It was broadcast live this week on Facebook but in case you missed it,
However you feel about Thursday’s result and Boris Johnson’s electoral victory, we must accept the age of Bojo and understand how it might shape our
Last week, I had the huge privilege of taking part in a special Pensions Debate at the industry’s leading conference in Manchester. The debate was
Make 2019 the year you take control of your pension! Tonight, I’ll be talking about how to prep your finances for later life. It may
Young workers’ payments into workplace pensions go up this month. So why should my generation stick with auto enrolment – and how could it be
A digital pensions ‘dashboard’ will launch this year to help the 10 million folks who have been enrolled into workplace pensions since 2012. But Grand
Companies with feelgood policies on the environment have been accused of double standards over their pension funds. Research by ShareAction has found a disconnect between
Young Britain has a savings problem. More than half of people in their twenties have no pot to draw on in an emergency, according to
Do yourself a mahoosive favour in 2019. As the brilliant Alex Holder rightly points out in her latest think piece for Grazia, this year will
Iona Bain Another day, another maddening press release from a pensions company. I am, of course, referring to new research from Prudential, suggesting that more
Iona Bain I recently spoke on a panel at Legal and General Investment Management’s conference about “50 Shades of Green” – i.e. what constitutes “responsible”
I am delighted to be part of an exciting new initiative that’s shaking up the world of pensions. The Young Money Blog recently reported on
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
Iona Bain What if I told you that crazy-important decisions are being taken about your future finances by people who are…well, nothing like you?
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
“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
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
“A goal without a plan is just a wish.” So said Antoine Saint-Exupery in a simple yet profound statement of truth. I’m often asked by
It’s official. We are not Generation Avocado. The long-awaited report from the Intergenerational Commission has concluded, after two years and over 200 pages, that millennials
The Resolution Foundation, headed by Lord Willetts, has suggested a £10,000 windfall for every young person reaching 25 in the UK, funded by a levy
Iona Bain As founder of the Young Money Blog, I can honestly say that I feel very proud to work in the financial field. Most
Can you invest in what you believe? Yea, defo. As part of our “quickie” series, we aim to give you big ideas in a quick
Young workers are at risk of jeopardising their financial futures due to uninspired and out-of-touch messages from the pensions industry, according to new research published today.
Things go wrong in financial services, as they do in all industries: it’s how you respond to your critics and (most importantly) your disillusioned consumers
The rights of unpaid interns, first highlighted by the blog in November http://youngmoneyblog.co.uk/the-new-unpaid-interns-debate-is-a-nonsense-heres-why/ were aired today in Iona’s first in-show report for Moneybox, the BBC’s
Iona Bain It has been lauded as a success story for the pensions industry and a quietly radical way to get more people saving for
Iona was on BBC News today challenging the government’s plans to enrol workers as young as 18 into pensions. Ministers plan to reduce the minimum
Iona was a guest speaker today at the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association’s annual conference in Manchester. In a special session on what the new
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