Noel Whittaker is an international bestselling author, finance expert, columnist, and speaker. He is one of the world’s leading authorities on personal finance, reaching over three million readers weekly through major Australian newspapers. He also contributes to magazines, websites, and appears on radio and television. With 25 bestselling books and over two million copies sold worldwide, he is one of Australia’s most successful authors. His latest book, Wills, Death & Taxes, is on the bestseller list. For 30 years, Noel was a Director of Whittaker Macnaught, a top financial advisory firm managing over two billion dollars. He left the business in 2007. In 2011, he was made a Member of the Order of Australia for his contributions to financial awareness. In 2016, he became an independent director of VGI Global Ltd, which listed on the ASX in September 2017. He serves on ASIC’s Regional Liaison Committee and is an Executive in Residence at Queensland University of Technology’s Faculty of Business, where he was awarded an honorary doctorate last year.