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Katherine Read

Financial & Consumer Affairs Writer

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About the author

Katherine is a well-established finance, health and consumer affairs writer with extensive experience in finance and business-related topics. She has been an integral member of the SovereignBoss team since 2019, utilising her skillset to edit, update and manage the equity release plans showcased on the website.

Education

After graduating with an honours degree in business, Katherine was selected for the international management fast-track program at Maersk, the world’s largest shipping company. She worked through various departments, including finance, marketing, and sales, and headed up the roll-out of SAP for the company in Tanzania.

Experience

Graduating in the top 10% worldwide, the training programme helped establish her passion for finance, which she has continued to build on through various roles in the past few years.

Since joining the editorial team at SovereignBoss, Katherine has become focused on bringing transparency to finances and opportunities for those approaching retirement age. In addition, her focus on physical and mental health topics offers insights to people looking to maximise their health and happiness. She writes on the topics of equity release, home reversion, and mortgages as well as aged care, home improvement and lifestyle topics.

For queries and topics, please reach out to her at katherine@sovereingboss.co.uk

Expertise

  • Mortgages
  • Retirement Planning
  • Life Insurance
  • Equity Release
  • Home Improvement
  • Aged Care
  • Lifestyle and Wellness
  • Mental Health

Education

  • Business Science Honours, University of Cape Town
  • MISE Graduate Training Programme, Copenhagen (Top 10%)

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