Noel John Whittaker AM is a finance expert. Noel has written 17 bestselling books that have sold over two million copies around the world. His book Making Money Made Simple was named in the top 100 of the most influential books of the last century. Noel was named Australian Investment Planner of the Year in 1988. In 2003, he was awarded the Australian Centenary Medal in recognition of his services to the financial services industry.

On 26 January 2011, Whittaker was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for service to the community in raising awareness of personal responsibility in matters of superannuation, household budgeting and estate planning, through contributions to government initiatives and tertiary education.

RACHEL LANE explains retirement living and aged care like no-one else. She breaks down complex financial arrangements into plain and engaging English, empowering people to understand the pros and cons of their options.

For almost 20 years Rachel has specialised in retirement living and aged care finances. Over the past 15 years, she has also assisted her grandmother — affectionately known as “Ducky”, and the source of many stories — to navigate her way through a retirement village, a home care package, and more recently a stay in an aged care home. Rachel holds a Masters in Financial Planning, and through her many years’ professional and personal experience has become the go-to money expert on matters relating to downsizing, retirement living and aged care.

Her engaging explanations of the ins and outs of financing retirement living and aged care are embraced by thousands of readers of the Sydney Morning Herald, Melbourne’s Age, and the Brisbane Times and she frequently speaks on radio and television.