Shannon Lee Simmons is a Certified Financial Planner and Chartered Investment Manager. She is the founder of The New School of Finance, an organization focused on financial education. Simmons is also a bestselling author, having written four books.

Her expertise extends to media contributions, where she serves as a personal finance writer for the Globe and Mail and a money columnist for CBC Radio’s Metro Morning. She has also appeared as a financial expert on The Marilyn Denis Show.