Iona Bain, Author of Young Money Blog "Keep money in your head and not your heart", Investing Matters Podcast, Episode 55

Investing Matters

Welcome to the 55th episode of the Investing Matters series with Peter Higgins @conkers3 on Twitter.

Where you the global Investing Matters audience, are going to hear about the inspiring and tenacious journey of the classically trained musician, turned financial media multiple award winning leading light Iona Bain.

Topics and matters discussed include:

-Why Iona became a young person’s personal finance advocate;-Why she set up in her award-winning blog, the Young Money Blog

-Why she set up the Young Money Agency with her Dad

- One the best moments of her personal and professional life;- Overview of her second book: Own it! How our generation can invest our way to a better future

-Why we need to invest for the future;- How to we should invest

-The Covid lockdown young investors boom;-IPSE Freelancer of the Year-Owning an independent perspective

-Why personalised realistic investment targets are required

-“Are pensions sexy?” Future funds for young people

-The Lifetime ISA (LISA), getting on the property ladder;-Paying off a mortgage

-BBC Morning Live, money expert role;- Find out why Iona credits her musical education with being very useful in her personal finance media career

- Dyscalculia and being an Ambassador for the National Numeracy Organisation

-Education and innovation of financial services for younger people

-Appearing on Question Time as a panel guest with Fiona Bruce;-File on 4: The flagship investigative programme for BBC Radio 4

-Young-ISH Money

-Why Iona believes you should “keep money in your head and not in your heart”

-Iona’s own personal investing strategy, stocks, shares, ETFS, Investment Trusts, passive investing and much more

We hope you enjoy this podcast, and we look forward to hearing your feedback.

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