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.
Monzo has been right at the vanguard of mobile-only banking and part of a new broom sweeping through the financial industry in recent years. So Young Money readers may be…
Yesterday, I spoke at a flagship event in the world of wealth management and financial advice - the PIMFA Annual summit. The next generation of #digital' is our next hot…
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 know they have, or have…
We're continuing our Teen Money Week on the blog by putting the spotlight on digital money and how young people can use it to their advantage. If you're trying to…
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". But perhaps you will permit…
Iona Bain FACEBOOK has banned advertising for Bitcoin following a wave of complaints about the number of crypto-currency scams being promoted through the site. The world’s most popular social networking…
Iona Bain Muggles looking at the world of economics right now and thinking "huh?" are not alone. Even seasoned investing pros are struggling to figure out the current dynamics of…
Iona Bain Bitcoin. To quote Ron Burgundy from Anchorman..."well, that escalated quickly." The crypto currency was created just eight years ago by an anonymous inventor, but its value has gone up 1,000…
Iona Bain So if you're thinking about starting to invest for the first time, one question will come rushing to the forefront of your mind. "WHERE THE HELL DO I…
We're reclaiming Kate Moss's fave insult & saying: yea, we're basic when it comes to investing. But we can all get more informed. This guide is a good start... Attention,…
Iona Bain When I first set up this blog six years ago, the world was a very different place. It was the aftermath of the recession, graduates were not yet…
Iona Bain We know pensions are dry, boring and confusing AF. We're hoping to do our bit to explain how they work, but also put pressure on the financial industry…
Iona Bain What puts our generation off saving for the future? One (very over-used) word: uncertainty. None of us knows what the future holds. But so-called "millennials" have a particularly sketchy…
Oi freshers! Have you left picking your student account to the absolute last minute? You silly moos. What else have you had to think about over the last few weeks...apart…
Disclaimer: This is what we like to (politely) call a "heritage" blog. That means we haven't updated the information here since publication (although we have tidied up the format). A…
Disclaimer: This is what we like to (politely) call a “heritage” blog. That means we haven’t updated the information here since publication (although we have tidied up the format). A…
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