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Claer Barrett
Transform financial literacy with Claer Barrett, speaker and personal finance expert. Claer works with audiences to demystify money management and build financial confidence, delivering award-winning insights through her bestselling book, FT columns, and popular Money Clinic podcast.
Claer Barrett is an award-winning journalist and broadcaster who focuses on personal finance.
As Consumer Editor at the Financial Times, she presents the FT's weekly Money Clinic podcast, which addresses listeners' financial dilemmas. She also writes the Serious Money column for the FT Weekend newspaper.
With over 15 years of experience in consumer and personal finance journalism, Claer has developed a straightforward approach to discussing money. This has made her a frequent guest on various TV and radio programmes, including ITV's Lorraine, where she appears every Wednesday morning, finance phone-ins on LBC, and shows like Watchdog, Rip Off Britain, and You & Yours on the BBC.
Her bestselling book, What They Don't Teach You About Money, was released in 2023. It expertly debunks the myths that keep many people stuck in personal finance paralysis.
Slicing through the financial world's jargon, Claer's hallmark is communicating key financial know-how in easy, practical steps, with a dollop of humour on the side. She is a regular on the after-dinner speaking circuit and is a trustee of the FT-supported charity, the Financial Literacy and Inclusion Campaign.
Topics, sessions and talks
Join Claer Barrett, a Financial Journalist, Consumer Editor at Financial Times, and author of "What They Don't Teach You About Money," as she delves into the seven habits for achieving financial independence. Gain insights from her experience and the weekly podcast, Money Clinic, to navigate your financial future.
Book Claer Barrett to empower your team with clear, actionable financial insights. Her direct, no-nonsense approach demystifies money matters, making complex concepts accessible. With her extensive media experience, she'll inspire confidence in financial decision-making, ensuring your audience leaves informed and motivated to take control of their finances.
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To book Claer Barrett, email claer.barrett@getapeptalk.com or call PepTalk on +44 20 3835 2929 (UK) or +1 737 888 5112 (US), and one of our speaker agents will contact you within hours to confirm Claer's availability and speaking fee. If you can, please include your budget upfront – it helps us fast-track your request. It’s also helpful to know the date, format (virtual or in-person), location, and about your audience.
Claer Barrett structures sessions around the seven habits framework for financial independence, drawing on case studies and listener dilemmas from the Money Clinic podcast to translate personal finance concepts into practical steps.
Claer Barrett speaks on personal finance habits, financial independence, and consumer money management. She is Consumer Editor at the Financial Times, host of the weekly Money Clinic podcast, and author of the bestselling What They Don't Teach You About Money, published in 2023.
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