Farnoosh Torabi: Financial Reporter
Financial journalist who empowers young professionals to master money through clear budgeting, debt strategies, and actionable steps toward financial confidence.
Quick Facts:
- Highlights:
- Farnoosh Torabi is one of the most trusted and recognized personal finance experts, offering actionable advice on money management, career growth, and financial independence.
- As the host of So Money, a top-rated financial podcast, Farnoosh engages with industry leaders and influencers to provide inspiring and practical insights for achieving financial success.
- Farnoosh regularly appears on major networks, including CNBC, NBC’s Today, and Good Morning America, offering expert commentary on the latest financial trends and strategies.
- With a charismatic stage presence and a relatable storytelling style, Farnoosh captivates audiences while delivering practical, empowering messages tailored to diverse demographics.
- Formats: Keynote (45–60 min); Executive Briefing, Panel Moderator
- Audiences: Leadership teams (25–150); Conference keynotes (200–2,500)
- Outcomes:
- Clear, actionable budgeting and savings habits employees adopt immediately.
- Career and negotiation tactics to increase earning potential.
- Stronger employee financial wellness leading to improved retention and focus.
- Travels from: Montclair, NJ
- **Fee range: $20,001 - $35,000
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Keynote Topics:
Possible Topics
Some of my more popular speaking engagements have covered the following topics:
- Young Money Matters
- Women and Money: 7 Keys to Success
- Psych Yourself Rich: Get the Mindset and Discipline You Need to Build Your Financial Life
- When She Makes More: 10 Rules for Breadwinning Women
- Book to Brand: How to Write, Launch and Leverage a Career-Boosting Book
Talent Short Bio
Farnoosh Torabi is a personal finance journalist, bestselling author, and host known for translating complex financial choices into practical everyday moves. She teaches audiences how to structure budgets, negotiate salaries, and build resilient wealth strategies appropriate to different career stages.
Farnoosh combines research, client stories, and simple templates that attendees can start using immediately. Her sessions are valuable for HR leaders designing employee financial wellness programs as well as individuals seeking higher confidence with money. She often includes steps for career income growth, side hustle assessment, and savings automation. Farnoosh’s style is empathetic and tactical — no guilt, just steps people can act on.
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Farnoosh Torabi can inspire your audience as a financial reporter, Farnoosh empathized with young professionals who felt financially drained and lost.
Farnoosh will help educate and get you excited about taking control of your money.
As more people are searching for answers, hope, and smart strategies around their money. She has become a frequent financial contributor to Yahoo!, The Today Show, ABC, and several top women’s magazines including Glamour, Marie Claire, and All You.
She leads a crusade to help millions of people live their best financial lives, #1 financial news platform.
Today, Farnoosh Torabi is a sought-after speaker and bestselling author. Each year she speaks at numerous events, companies, organizations and schools.
She’s written multiple books, the latest bestseller is entitled When She Makes More: The Truth About Love and Life for a New Generation of Women. Her next book is entitled A Healthy State of Panic: Follow Your Fears to Build Wealth, Crush Your Career and Win at Life, coming out in Fall 2023.
Farnoosh Torabi work and advice have been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Fortune, Forbes, Time, Marie Claire, Glamour, Redbook and USA Today. She appears on major news and talk shows. Highlights include the NBC Today, CNN, MSNBC, Good Morning America, Dr. Oz, The View and Live! With Kelly and Michael.
For several years, she hosted the Webby-nominated web series, Financially Fit, on Yahoo. She’s also served as a money coach on such shows as Remake America on Yahoo!, Bank of Mom & Dad on soapNet and TLC’s REAL SIMPLE. REAL LIFE.
Farnoosh Torabi graduated with Honors from Pennsylvania State University with a degree in Finance and International Business. She also holds a Master’s from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
She attended Pennsylvania State University. A Schreyer Honors Scholar, she graduated with a degree in finance and international business from the Smeal College of Business. She also holds a Master’s degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
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