Claer Barrett is multi-award-winning financial journalist, broadcaster and commentator. The consumer editor at the Financial Times, she presents the FT's weekly Money Clinic podcast, helping listeners resolve their real-life financial dilemmas. She also writes a high-profile column in the FT Weekend covering issues of financial interest to financial consumers everywhere.
Claer frequently appears on TV and radio - from weekly appearances on ITV's Lorraine to LBC with Eddie Mair - answering money questions from the public. She is renowned as a trusted voice guiding people through the cost-of-living crisis with her trademark practical advice that cuts through financial jargon.
Claer has won a prestigious WIncott Award for campaigning on consumer issues and is a powerful advocate for financial literacy. She is a trustee of FLIC, the FT-backed charity (Financial Literacy and Inclusion Campaign) and frequently goes into schools running workshops about money for young people.
