Only 13% of Brits say their household is prepared for an emergency. Here’s what the government wants us to do about it. Prep talk 🥫, this week’s #WeekendRead. Capital at risk.

In Gregg’s latest update the sausage roll supremo revealed plans to close several manufacturing sites that could see hundreds of job losses. Alex Pugh looks at how the business is evolving, from new store openings to matcha and cherry lemonades. Will it pay off? Link below. Capital at risk. This is not investment advice. Always do your own research.

AG Barr’s latest results, released this morning, show how supply issues and acquisitions have impacted performance. Our Investment writer, Alex Pugh, digs into what this reveals about the Irn-Bru owner. Read more in our new market commentary page, link below. Capital at risk. Always do your own research. This is not investment advice.

How do you educate your child on the world of money? Freetrade research found that over a third of teenagers have seen ‘get rich quick’ content on social media. And worryingly, 37% have gone on to spend their own money trying to copy it. It’s important to teach teenagers about finances to help them identify social content that’s genuinely education and content that’s pure speculation, or worse. The challenge is having these conversations in an engaging way. Rather than talking to teenagers about saving and investing in the abstract, a practical demonstration with a Junior Stocks & Shares ISA can help build a healthy attitude towards personal finances. Adding even a small amount to an account can over time help to give your child a financial headstart and could get your teen interested in the world of money. Find out more about the Freetrade JISA in the link below. Capital at risk. ISA & JISA rules apply. Figures are based on research conducted by OnePoll among 1,000 UK teenagers aged 13 to 19.

When you start talking about pensions, a lot of people switch off. Most people have money invested via a workplace pension and have never looked at where it's going, how many old pots they've left behind, or what fees are quietly nibbling away at their returns. This can be self-fulfilling, with the less control people feel over their pensions the less likely they are to engage with them. But a Self Invested Personal Pension (SIPP) puts your financial future in your hands. You control where your money is invested, allowing you to plan for the retirement that works for you. And with Freetrade, a SIPP comes with no platform or commission fees. On this #PensionsAwarenessWeek, take the time to check whether a SIPP is right for you. Link below for more details. Capital at risk. SIPP rules apply.

It’s easy to write off Y2K as peak 90s paranoia, the era of X-Files conspiracy and dot-com euphoria. But governments and businesses had spent years, and lots of cash, behind the scenes, fixing the millennium bug. Here's the story behind the non-event. Link below. Capital at risk.

Freetrade’s free, flexible ISA is one year old today. In that time, our ISA customers have saved an estimated £8.55m in account fees. Now that’s something worth celebrating. How much could you save with no ISA account fee and no commission on trades? Click the link in the comments to open a Basic account today. Capital at risk. ISA rules apply. Other charges may apply.

A lizard, a diabetes drug, and the death of the snack. This week’s #WeekendRead, Appetite for disruption 🍽️, is on GLP-1s and the strange things that happen when appetite is optional.

We know @andyburnham, we know. Life is getting more expensive, one nibble at a time. Our Weekend Read had this covered. Link below. Capital at risk. youtu.be/eclzMBZ8AYw?si=TnWT…

Another earnings day? Jensen knows the drill.