Smita Talati biography
Smita Talati graduated with a BA (Hons) degree in Dance and English Literature in 1993 before becoming a financial journalist at the age of 24. She wrote a popular column Money Makeover on the back page of The Sunday Times' Money section for five years. During this time she was also a regular contributor to the money pages of The Daily Telegraph, Evening Standard, Mail on Sunday and Financial Times. She was cash correspondent for Cosmopolitan magazine, and a regular contributor to Women's Realm. She also wrote regularly for specialist financial publications such as Shares and Moneywise magazines, and has written supplements for the Financial Services Authority. She is the author of two books How to be a Financial Goddess (2003) and How to be a Property Goddess (2004), both published by Hodder. She is currently studying for an MMus in Advanced Musical Studies at Royal Holloway University.
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