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    • Thursday, 1 June, 2023
      Moira O'Neill
      Financial coaching: bridging the advice gap or a new danger?

      The lack of financial knowledge is a crisis of confidence

    • Monday, 22 May, 2023
      Inside BusinessPatrick Jenkins
      Banks must not be allowed to use financial exclusion as a route to profit

      Increasing numbers of people are being frozen out of the formal financial system

    • Friday, 12 May, 2023
      FT Financial Literacy and Inclusion Campaign
      MyBnk calls for 30 hours a year of financial education in UK schools

      Only two-fifths of young people are deemed financially literate, says charity

    • Friday, 28 April, 2023
      Serious MoneyClaer Barrett
      ‘I’m 22 and I earn more than my parents’

      Young workers on high salaries find financial advice hard to come by

    • Tuesday, 4 April, 2023
      Free reader event: What they don’t teach you about money

      Put your questions about investing, saving and earning money to FT’s Claer Barrett and Isabel Berwick

    • Sunday, 2 April, 2023
      FT charity appeal
      FT Financial Literacy and Inclusion Campaign

      The FT invites readers to join our campaign to promote financial literacy in the UK and around the world

    • Sunday, 2 April, 2023
      FT Financial Literacy and Inclusion Campaign
      UK financial system ‘locking out’ growing numbers of people

      As lenders rein in risk during cost of living crisis, survey finds those unable to access credit increasing

    • Wednesday, 8 March, 2023
      Claer Barrett
      The first lesson for female financial education? Money is power

      Online communities for women to learn about cash, investing and pensions are an exciting fintech development

    • Friday, 3 March, 2023
      FT Financial Literacy and Inclusion Campaign
      Money mistakes even wealthy people make

      Your emotional hang-ups about money could stop you from getting richer

    • Wednesday, 22 February, 2023
      FT Financial Literacy and Inclusion Campaign
      Britain’s schools fail legal requirement to teach money matters

      Two-fifths of teachers do not know financial literacy is compulsory in secondary education

    • Monday, 20 February, 2023
      OutlookPatti Waldmeir
      How banks may catch signs of dementia before the doctors do

      Money problems experienced by elderly customers can be red flags for families and institutions alike

    • Friday, 17 February, 2023
      Serious MoneyClaer Barrett
      Retirement coaching: coming to a workplace near you?

      Brits don’t understand their retirement options, and I fear for the ‘Cafters’

    • Friday, 3 February, 2023
      Serious MoneyClaer Barrett
      For love or money: the hidden victims of financial abuse

      Being trapped in a financially controlling relationship is more common than you think

    • Thursday, 19 January, 2023
      Emma Dunkley
      With millions needing financial advice, watchdog should mind the gap

      Making it simpler and cheaper to get guidance should be a priority for regulator

    • Tuesday, 17 January, 2023
      FT Financial Literacy and Inclusion Campaign
      Your chance to have lunch with the FT

      Bid by January 29 to join star journalists at top restaurants and support our financial literacy charity

    • Friday, 6 January, 2023
      Claer Barrett
      Why do Brits hate maths? Go figure

      Poor numeracy is a problem, but Rishi Sunak needs to show his workings for compulsory maths until age 18

    • Tuesday, 27 December, 2022
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      Time for new investors to take an old approach

      Losing money should not lead young people to lose faith in investing

    • Tuesday, 27 December, 2022
      Personal Finance
      Money Clinic podcast: What’s your financial new year resolution?

      Experts pass on financial planning tips for the year ahead

    • Friday, 23 December, 2022
      Serious MoneyClaer Barrett
      Five financial new year resolutions for 2023

      Will you ‘manifest money’ in the year ahead?

    • Thursday, 22 December, 2022
      Personal Finance
      10 Money Clinic episodes to shore up your finances in 2023

      Experts give insights on financial topics from mortgages and crypto to asking for a pay rise

    • Tuesday, 20 December, 2022
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      Now is the time to boost financial literacy

      The FT’s charity is filling vital gaps in public understanding of money

    • Saturday, 17 December, 2022
      Serious MoneyClaer Barrett
      My 12 ‘money movies’ of Christmas

      Films that could spark a conversation about finance with your children

    • Friday, 9 December, 2022
      Personal Finance
      Teenagers: could you write for the FT?

      The young financial journalist competition will seek out the best writers at UK schools

    • Friday, 9 December, 2022
      Financial Advice
      Financial advice: is it value for your money?

      Many retail investors face difficulties finding a suitable firm

    • Wednesday, 7 December, 2022
      FT Financial Literacy and Inclusion Campaign
      Why is personal finance not being taught more in schools?

      British schools face barriers to keeping cash management classes on curriculum, despite students’ desire to learn

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