About Student Invest Guide
Student Invest Guide is an independent UK personal finance platform built specifically for students and early-career investors. We publish data-driven, analyst-grade financial content — without the jargon, the hype, or the sales pressure.
Our Mission
Most personal finance content written for students is either too basic to be useful or too complex to be accessible. We aim to close that gap. Every article on this site is written to the standard a qualified financial journalist would be comfortable publishing under their byline — factual, balanced, and genuinely useful.
We focus on five core subject areas: ISAs and savings, investing platforms, ETFs and index investing, credit and student finance, and tax and macroeconomics. These are the topics that matter most to students starting their financial lives in the UK.
Who We Are
Harrison Cox founded Student Invest Guide while studying at university. With a background in economics and a particular interest in institutional equity research and UK personal finance regulation, Harrison writes from the perspective of someone who has navigated the UK student financial system firsthand — the student loan repayment threshold, the Lifetime ISA bonus, the Stocks and Shares ISA allowance — and found the quality of publicly available guidance lacking.
All content on this site is written, reviewed, and updated by the editorial team. We do not publish AI-generated content without expert review and verification against live UK regulatory sources.
Our Editorial Standards
- Data verification: All regulatory figures — ISA allowances, Bank of England base rate, student loan repayment thresholds — are verified against official UK government and regulatory sources (gov.uk, bankofengland.co.uk, fca.org.uk) before publication and updated at each editorial review.
- No guaranteed return language: We never claim specific investment returns. All financial projections on this site are illustrative, clearly labelled, and based on stated assumptions.
- Risk disclosure: Every article covering investment products includes a mandatory Risks and Limitations section. We do not write promotional content that omits downside scenarios.
- Source citation: Articles covering tax rules, ISA regulations, or student loan repayment reference primary regulatory sources. We link directly to the relevant gov.uk or FCA pages.
- Regular review: Content is reviewed and updated at least once per quarter, or immediately when a material regulatory or market change occurs (e.g. a Bank of England base rate decision or HMRC threshold change).
How This Site Makes Money
Student Invest Guide is funded through affiliate partnerships. When you click a link to a financial product or platform and sign up, we may receive a commission at no additional cost to you. This is how we cover operating costs and keep all content free to read.
Our affiliate relationships do not influence our editorial rankings or recommendations. Platforms are assessed on objective criteria — fees, regulatory status, features, and user experience. A platform that pays a higher commission does not receive a more favourable review. We regularly recommend free or commission-free alternatives where they represent the best option for the reader.
All affiliate links are clearly disclosed at the point of use, consistent with the UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) and Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) guidance on digital content disclosure.
What We Are Not
Student Invest Guide is not authorised or regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). We are an independent financial commentary and education platform. Nothing on this site constitutes personalised financial advice. All content is provided for general information and educational purposes only.
If you require personalised financial advice, please consult a qualified financial adviser. You can find FCA-authorised advisers at register.fca.org.uk or via the Unbiased adviser directory.
Contact Us
For editorial queries, corrections, or partnership enquiries, please use our contact page. We take accuracy seriously — if you identify an error in any article, please let us know and we will review and correct it promptly.
Last updated: June 2026