Two major surveys carried out for the Talk Money Week campaign this week have highlighted the poor state of financial education in the UK and the overwhelming desire of adults for much better money education for themselves and their children.

Nearly three in 10 people place saving for retirement at the top of their savings agenda although the overall level of savings remains woeful, a new survey has found.

Debt planning is just as important as saving and investing, a retirement planning specialist says, as a study showed retirees still owed large sums after quitting work. Read more...