Iona Bain is an award-winning writer, author, speaker and broadcaster who specialises in personal finance. She came to prominence as the founder of Young Money Blog, the first blog in the UK devoted to young people’s finances.
Young Money was founded in 2011 and went onto become one of the most pioneering and influential personal finance blogs in the UK. Iona retired from active blogging in 2021 to concentrate on other exciting projects but you can find out more about what Young Money has achieved below, and the wealth of knowledge Iona built up around young people’s finances over 10 years.
I was honoured to become a weekly columnist for the iNewspaper earlier this year. Here on Young Money, I’ll give you a taster of what
PensionBee, the pension cosolidation app, has floated on the London Stock Exchange today. The Own It! podcast recently chatted to Romi Savova, co-founder and CEO
In Episode 5, Simon & Iona chat about why inflation matters and what young investors can do about it. Iona talks to Romi Savova, CEO
Watch Iona & Simon give their reaction to this year’s Budget, where they discuss the furlough extension, ‘stealth taxes’, the state of the housing market
Welcome to Episode 3 of the Own It! Podcast with Iona & Simon Bain. In Episode 3, Simon & Iona chat about Bitcoin’s recent volatility
The Lifetime Isa could be a game-changing product for young people – so what’s wrong with it? Iona chats to Nathan Long, senior analyst at
Welcome to Episode 2 of the Own It! Podcast with Iona & Simon Bain. In this week’s episode, Simon & Iona reflect on the recent
Dear Iona, I am self employed and looking to set up a green pension. From the research I have done it appears most advice suggests
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
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