Noel Whittaker AM

About Noel

Noel Whittaker AM is one of the world's foremost authorities on personal finance. The author of 20 bestselling books with worldwide sales exceeding two million copies, his first title, Making Money Made Simple, set sales records across Australia and was named in The 100 Most Influential Books of the Twentieth Century. He reaches over three million readers each week through columns in major Australian newspapers including The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, The Sunday Times, and The Sunday Mail, and broadcasts on over 50 radio stations. In 2011 he was made a Member of the Order of Australia for service to the community in raising awareness of personal finance.

For 30 years Noel was Director of Whittaker Macnaught, one of Australia's leading financial advisory companies with more than two billion dollars under management. Named Australian Investment Planner of the Year in 1988 and awarded the Australian Centenary Medal in 2003, he is currently an Adjunct Professor and Executive-in-Residence at Queensland University of Technology, and a committee member advising the Australian Securities and Investment Commission. Few speakers combine that depth of practical experience with such a long record of reaching everyday Australians with clear, usable financial guidance.

Noel's genius is making complex financial concepts feel immediately accessible — whether addressing a room of seasoned investors or people picking up a personal finance book for the first time. His easy style puts audiences at ease from the first moment, and his content is consistently described as both entertaining and genuinely useful. He suits corporate conferences, financial services events, professional associations, and any gathering where leaders want their people to think more clearly about money.