Starr Cochran presently heads her own company — Starr Cochran & Associates, which specializes in individual tax preparation and audit representation. She became a Certified Financial Planner™ in 1990 and worked as a registered representative for independent broker-dealers until 2006 when she decided to retire from managing clients’ portfolios and concentrate her professional pursuits in the areas of writing, speaking engagements, and income tax matters. Starr became an Enrolled Agent in the area of taxation in 1991.
Starr’ s first book, The Bread & Bread Chronicles, is a self-help financial novel which draws readers into the world of four women who face different financial challenges. Starr is committed to continuing the series with the same cast of characters who face on-going financial trials and tribulations, and committed to discovering and implementing non-traditional avenues through which to educate and entertain the public in the area of finance.
Starr graduated from the University of Arizona with a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting and received a Master’ s degree from Northern Arizona University in education.
She lives in Tucson with her husband, Brad.