Today my guest is a legend in the Australian personal finance space. Noel Whittaker has been educating Aussies in money management and investing for over 50 years. He’s probably most famous for his international bestselling book "Making Money Made Simple" which has sold over a million copies worldwide! Some of the topics we cover in today’s episode are: Noel’s upbringing and first investments (00:02:19)What made Noel become an author? (00:13:41)Noel’s investment choices and experience (00:18:08)Noel’s thoughts on Australian Superannuation (00:26:50)Annuities in Australia (00:42:46)The big issue with Lenders Mortgage Insurance (00:48:37)What’s happened to the financial planning industry and how would Noel fix it? (00:50:38)LinksWebsite - www.noelwhittaker.com.auBook - Making Money Made SimpleBook - Retirement Made Simplewww.aussiefirebug.com/podcast