James welcomed guests Noel, Frank (Pres CalPac) Patrick, Les, Vicki, and heather's guest Marie
Chris’ introduction
Profile: Noel Whittaker AO (2011)
It is my pleasure to introduce Noel Whittaker who is known to most of us through his public work over many years teaching ordinary people the principles of “think and grow rich” enabling them to achieve financial prosperity.
He has become an international bestselling author, finance and investment expert, radio broadcaster, newspaper columnist and public speaker becoming one of the world’s foremost authorities on personal finance. Noel reaches over three million readers each week through his columns in major Australian newspapers, is a regular contributor to magazines and websites, and appears on radio and television. He has become one of Australia’s most successful authors, with 24 bestselling books achieving worldwide sales of more than two million copies. His latest, “Retirement Made Simple” is now on the best seller list.
For 30 years, Noel was a Director of Whittaker Macnaught, an Australian financial advisory company, with more than two billion dollars under management but relinquished all interests in that business in 2007. In 2011, in recognition for service to the community in raising awareness of personal finance, he was made a Member of the Order of Australia. Further achievements include: being an executive producer of the film “Think and Grow Rich – the Legacy” premiering in Los Angeles in 2016; the same year as he became an independent director of VGI Global Ltd, which listed on the Australian Stock Exchange in September 2017. He is also a member of the Australian Securities and Investment Commission Regional Liaison committee and an Executive in Residence with the Faculty of Business at the Queensland University of Technology
I will now leave him to describe his own financial strategies, the highs and lows and observations of his life in the public eye. In closing, I would like to quote his personal philosophy “I believe strongly that what goes around comes around. All my life I’ve watched karma in action. I reckon honesty is a very good policy”.