Simran Kaur is a financial columnist, international TEDx speaker, and founder of Girls That Invest, the number-one global podcast aimed at increasing financial literacy for women and minorities everywhere.

Sim's powerful voice as an advocate and educator has resonated worldwide, with the Girls That Invest podcast featured across the globe by Vogue (India), Business Insider (US), ABC News (Australia), CTV (Canada), University of Oxford Women in Business, Glamour magazine, and many more. In her home country of New Zealand, she's appeared on Newshub, The Breakfast Show, The AM Show, 1 News TVNZ, The Spinoff, Radio New Zealand, and Māori TV, and she writes a regular stock market column for news provider Stuff.

As a speaker, Sim has been invited to share her advice for would-be women investors internationally, from a TEDx talk to events sponsored by government agencies, global corporations and universities.

Girls That Invest was founded on the principle that investing should be for everyone. It aims to break down the misconceptions, demystify the jargon, and offer a step-by-step pathway that women everywhere can follow to start growing their hard-earned money — because it's only through financial independence that women can be truly free to make their own choices and take charge of their lives.

Girls That Invest has now become an online phenomenon: through her podcast, investing master classes, and social media platforms like Instagram, Simran has created a vibrant, supportive online community where women can come together to learn and to share their experiences and ideas.

The lessons Sim herself has learned about how you can think about, live more confidently with, and grow your money are now shared in this book. In Girls That Invest: Your Guide to Financial Independence through Shares and Stocks, Simran will take you through the basics of why and how to start investing. More than that, she invites you to join the global Girls That Invest community — a place where you can join the conversation with other beginner investors, from all different backgrounds, who are ready to create a better, more secure future for themselves and their communities everywhere.