Pitch to Portfolio: Lioness Jill Scott's investing game plan
After bringing football home as a Lioness, Jill Scott discusses how she transformed her finances and became an investor in this latest episode of MoneyWeek Talks.
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Former Lioness Jill Scott shares her investing journey and discusses how she is working towards the ultimate goal of building wealth for her future.
In this episode of MoneyWeek Talks, Jill tells Kalpana Fitzpatrick that while she has always had an eye on the ball, she has not focused enough on her finances. But now, as a retired professional footballer, she has turned her attention to investing and shares how it has been a real eye-opener for her.
Plus, she has some great life tips to motivate us all to hit our life goals. This episode is the inspiration you need to get up and get going.
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Kalpana is an award-winning journalist with extensive experience in financial journalism. She is also the author of Invest Now: The Simple Guide to Boosting Your Finances (Heligo) and children's money book Get to Know Money (DK Books).
Her work includes writing for a number of media outlets, from national papers, magazines to books.
She has written for national papers and well-known women’s lifestyle and luxury titles. She was finance editor for Cosmopolitan, Good Housekeeping, Red and Prima.
She started her career at the Financial Times group, covering pensions and investments.
As a money expert, Kalpana is a regular guest on TV and radio – appearances include BBC One’s Morning Live, ITV’s Eat Well, Save Well, Sky News and more. She was also the resident money expert for the BBC Money 101 podcast .
Kalpana writes a monthly money column for Ideal Home and a weekly one for Woman magazine, alongside a monthly 'Ask Kalpana' column for Woman magazine.
Kalpana also often speaks at events. She is passionate about helping people be better with their money; her particular passion is to educate more people about getting started with investing the right way and promoting financial education.
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