Jonquil Lowe

Happy New Year! And what better way to start the year than with the brand new, fully updated, 40th edition of The Good Retirement Guide koganpage.com/general-busine… ! I am honoured to be the current editor of this fantastic book for everyone planning, entering or in retirement.

Stop the closing of St Andrews Workbridge! - Sign the Petition! c.org/7Gpc8rvxQ2 via @UKChange

Stop the closing of St Andrews Workbridge! - Sign the Petition! c.org/zqbgp59mL6 via @UKChange

It's been a pleasure working with my colleague Emilie Rutledge to share our experience and ideas on teaching transferable skills through distance learning in @timeshighered Campus! Can transferable skills be taught in distance learning? timeshighereducation.com/campus/can-tra… via @timeshighered

I join colleagues in speculating on how the Chancellor might plug the gap in the public finances: theconversation.com/whats-the-secr…

Always exciting to receive the latest book hot off the publisher's press! Out this week, the 2nd edition of Essential Personal Finance for Students which I co-author with the amazing @lienluu and Jason Butler @jbthewealthman

Online tickets still available for #AssessmentHorizons25: cambrid.ge/AH2025. You can see the full programme here: cambridgeassessment.org.uk/Images/Assessm…

You can now also find me on BlueSky jonquil-lowe.bsky.social

Looking forward to presenting our research on the robustness of assessment in the light of GenAI at the @HE_Professional conference on Thursday (20 March) heprofessional.co.uk/ai-integrity with my colleague Liz Hardie!

The fully updated Good Retirement Guide 2025 is out today! koganpage.com/general-busine…. A comprehensive guide to all aspects of retirement, including your finances, home, health, continuing to work but on your own terms, and making the most of your leisure.

6 ways to control your financial destiny with Jonquil Lowe. In this video youtube.com/watch?v=IlOb45…, I offer ideas and tips from the new and fuhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlOb45Gv_Qklly updated edition of my book, Be Your Own Financial Adviser.

Here’s a short story about who wins and loses from the status quo of our inheritance tax rules - and about, what you might politely call ‘sub-optimal’ journalism🧵

A few thoughts from me on the Chancellor's Mansion House proposals for pensions. theconversation.com/the-uk-governm…. Bit it's hard to do justice to this complex area in just a few hundred words.

Pearson Business Book Club: pearson.com/en-gb/higher-e…

To coincide with the next Pearson Business Book Club, Be Your Own Financial Adviser is on offer for the next 2 weeks at 99p on Kindle.

An upbeat reaction to today's Budget from the Women's Budget Group: wbg.org.uk/article/some-p…

First reactions to the Budget including my thoughts on changes to wealth taxes: theconversation.com/labours-first-…

The principle of better targeting of winter fuel payment is sound, but there are better options than linking it to pension credit which risks leaving many pensioners in the cold this winter - eg how about a child-benefit-style tax clawback with opt out? theconversation.com/some-pensioner…

Delighted to announce that the fully revised and updated 2nd edition of my book Be Your Own Financial Adviser is published today pearson.com/en-gb/subject-… . Does what it says on the tin: a guide for consumers and students on managing your money wisely through all stages of life.