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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.
Now that we’re unlocking and getting back to normal, it would be natural to look at your wardrobe and long to make a few changes.
In Episode 5, Simon & Iona chat about why inflation matters and what young investors can do about it. Iona talks to Romi Savova, CEO
8 top tips for smashing your lockdown money admin, once and for all Right now we’re ALL thinking more carefully about our money – how
Following the news that the FCA will now regulate the Buy Now Pay Later sector, Iona looks at why this decision was inevitable, and wonders
Positive Change was one of the UK’s best performing funds last year with a total annual return of 80.1% – proving there’s serious money in
If in January 2020 someone had told you that Amazon shares were about to jump by 75%, and video conferencer Zoom’s value would rise by
Yesterday, the UK financial regulator issued a stark warning about the risky nature of investing in crypto currencies like Bitcoin. The Financial Conduct Authority said
Financial technology has become a very crowded field in recent years, and it can be hard to know which apps are genuinely innovative and helpful.
Life has turned very strange – and for many of us, very tough too. If there was ever a time that we needed real help
First there was Brexit, now we have coronavirus…boy it’s been a bumpy road if you’re a global millennial, used to travelling and working wherever you
Thousands of people who rely on pre-paid cards got the news they had been desperately waiting for this week. Their cards were unblocked by the
Around half of all 18 – 34 year olds in the UK have got into more debt during COVID-19 just to pay for household basics,
Late last year, I wrote about why it was good to have “FOBO” – that’s the fear of better options – when it comes to
Some of us may feel lucky just to get the gig – but that doesn’t make having a full-time job any easier. Whether you work
When it comes to travelling, how well are you protecting your money? A friend’s experience on a recent working trip to Spain reminded me just
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
TSB customers were left waiting for wages, student loans and other crucial income after yet another IT meltdown at the bank last week. It came
Crass, cringe, uncool and creepy. Those were the overriding thoughts I had when I saw THAT advert for Revolut on the London Underground last week.
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
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
What works in financial education – anything? Or just some of it? How can we best help young people struggling with debt? Do we talk
Young Money Team Banking may not change as much as we expect by 2020, but will change a lot more than we imagine by 2030.
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
Reader, contrary to what my hair colour suggests, I am not a 24 hour ball of fury. I am what you might call “pretty chill”.
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
Iona Bain This week, Facebook got its own “Times Up” moment. Amid accusations that the social media giant had allowed the data of 150 million
Tech giants like Facebook are becoming the new global centres of power with the current political elite barely aware of the dangers posed by private
He is not just one of the most widely-read authors of our time – Yuval Harari is a modern intellectual powerhouse, turning generation Y onto
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.
So…what the hell is investing anyways?! As part of our “quickie” series, we aim to give you big ideas in a quick read time. Let’s
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