Free Resources

Download Practical Tools, Guides, and Templates from Money Wise UK

At Money Wise UK, we believe high-quality financial guidance should be accessible, clear, and genuinely useful. That’s why we are creating a collection of free resources designed to support financial planners, businesses, and individuals looking to improve their financial decision-making.

Whether you're a financial planning firm strengthening your client experience or an individual wanting to better understand your finances, these resources are crafted to be easy to use, actionable, and grounded in real-world insights.

All downloads are completely free—if you find them helpful, we’d love you to share them, reference Money Wise UK®, or pass them on to someone who would benefit.

What You’ll Find

Over time we aim to add:

Financial Planning Guides

Clear, client-friendly guides covering topics such as pensions, investments, budgeting, retirement planning, and financial wellbeing.

Templates & Checklists

Practical tools to help structure your planning—goal-setting templates, annual review checklists, retirement readiness worksheets, and more.

Professional Resources for Advisers

Insightful white papers, Consumer Duty-aligned frameworks, CRP® elements, investment insights, and marketing materials tailored for financial planning firms.

Retirement & Investment Education

Easy-to-understand materials to help clients (or yourself) build confidence around key financial concepts, long-term investing, risk, and wellbeing.

Why We Offer Free Resources

Money Wise UK is committed to improving financial literacy and supporting the adviser community. By sharing high-quality tools and insights, we hope to:

  • Empower more people to make informed financial decisions

  • Support financial planners in delivering exceptional, client-centred service

  • Promote evidence-driven, ethical, and wellbeing-focused financial practices

  • Encourage collaboration and knowledge-sharing within the industry

How to Use These Resources

  • Download and save any of the tools or guides.

  • Share them with colleagues, clients, or anyone who may benefit.

  • Adapt them to your needs if you’re a financial planning firm (with attribution).

  • Explore the additional paid templates, CRP® frameworks, and professional resources available through Money Wise UK.

Stay Updated

We aim to regularly release new guides, checklists, white papers, and investment insights. You can read our investment notes via this link
If you’d like to stay updated, consider joining our newsletter or following the Money Wise UK Podcast, where we discuss investments, retirement planning, and behavioural finance.

Please note for the calculators:

Disclaimer
The information, figures and outputs generated by the calculators are for illustrative and general information purposes only. They do not constitute personal financial advice, tax advice, investment advice or a recommendation to take any particular course of action.

Results are based on the information you enter and a number of assumptions which may not reflect your actual circumstances. Future investment returns, inflation, tax rules and allowances may change, and Money Wise UK® cannot guarantee the accuracy or completeness of any projections.

The tools are designed to help you think about your finances, but it cannot take account of your full financial position, objectives, risk profile, or personal needs. Before making any financial decisions, you should speak with a qualified and regulated financial adviser.

Money Wise UK® is not a regulated financial advice firm. Any regulated advice will need to be provided by an appropriately authorised financial planning firm.

Money Wise UK® accepts no liability for any decisions made based on the use of these calculators.

For Individuals and Families

Financial education, money coaching, and practical life planning.

Important: The information, guides, and educational resources provided by Money Wise UK are for general educational purposes only and do not constitute personal financial advice, investment advice, or a recommendation to take any specific action. Financial decisions should always take into account your personal circumstances, objectives, and attitude to risk. If you are unsure, consider speaking to a regulated financial adviser.

Choosing A Financial Adviser Questions To Ask And Why Pdf

PDF – 79.2 KB 20 downloads

The 60 Minute Financial Health Check Docx

Word – 133.6 KB 135 downloads

Why Retirement Planning Feels Harder Now Guide Pdf

PDF – 277.8 KB 33 downloads

Your Relationship With Money Docx

Word – 135.5 KB 129 downloads

Wellbeing Reflection Template 2025 Docx Docx

Word – 28.8 KB 273 downloads

Retirement Income Sustainability Calculator November 2025 Xlsx

Excel – 41.1 KB 261 downloads

Retirement Income Sustainability Guide November 2025 Pdf

PDF – 136.9 KB 249 downloads

Retirement Calculator Single Life November 2025 Xlsx

Excel – 54.1 KB 266 downloads

Retirement Calculator Guide November 2025 Pdf

PDF – 123.0 KB 245 downloads

Mortgage Calculator November 2025 Xlsx

Excel – 52.6 KB 240 downloads

Mortgage Calculator Guide November 2025 Pdf

PDF – 97.8 KB 225 downloads

Budget Planner November 2025 Xlsx

Excel – 14.4 KB 256 downloads

10 Questions To Ask Yourself Before Retiring Pdf Pdf

PDF – 45.1 KB 261 downloads

Questions To Ask Your Financial Planner Pdf Pdf

PDF – 24.1 KB 250 downloads

Money Wise Uk Budget 2025 Pdf

PDF – 197.5 KB 266 downloads

Advisers & Financial Planning Firms

Research, retirement frameworks, Consumer Duty support, and strategic consultancy.

Important: The research, frameworks, templates, and consultancy resources provided by Money Wise UK are designed to support professional discussion, proposition development, and business decision-making. They do not replace a firm’s own regulatory responsibilities, compliance oversight, or professional judgement. Firms remain responsible for ensuring any decisions, recommendations, or client outcomes are appropriate to their own business model, regulatory permissions, and client circumstances.

Advice Research 2026 Pdf

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Compliance Updates April 2026 Pdf

PDF – 136.8 KB 9 downloads

State Of The Platform Nation 2026 Summary Pdf

PDF – 542.3 KB 23 downloads

Non Financial Misconduct What It Means For Financial Planning Firms March 2026 Pdf

PDF – 204.8 KB 46 downloads

Consumer Understanding Good Practice And Areas For Improvement March 2026 Pdf

PDF – 166.9 KB 44 downloads

Compliance Updates March 2026 Pdf

PDF – 118.2 KB 40 downloads

Fca Advice Review Consultation Cp 2610 March 2026 Pdf

PDF – 312.6 KB 43 downloads

Compliance Updates February 2026 Pdf

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State Of The Advice Profession 2026 Summary February 2026 Pdf

PDF – 182.8 KB 92 downloads

Compliance Updates January 2026 Pdf

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Fca Discusssion April 2024 Pdf

PDF – 98.5 KB 90 downloads

Full Fca Discussion April 2024 Pdf

PDF – 155.5 KB 92 downloads

Quarterly Market Update Q 1 2026 Pdf

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Compliance Updates December 2025 Pdf

PDF – 145.7 KB 99 downloads

How To Support Your Company On Linkedin Pdf

PDF – 106.5 KB 239 downloads

Centralised Retirement Proposition White Paper Pdf

PDF – 162.8 KB 269 downloads

Crp Process October 2025 Index Pdf

PDF – 1,000.4 KB 255 downloads

Why Combining Active And Passive Strategies Can Improve Portfolio Outcomes Pdf

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The Power Of Blending Pdf

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Passive Vs Active Strategies Pdf

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