Suze Orman
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Suze Orman /ˈsu.zi ˈɔɹ.mən/ (born Susan Orman) (June 5, 1951) in Chicago, Illinois to Russian Jewish immigrants) is a financial advisor.
It has been reported in Forbes magazine that she has misrepresented her credentials and background.
She has a BA in social work from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her books include The Laws of Money, The Lessons of Life, The Road to Wealth, The Courage to Be Rich, The 9 Steps to Financial Freedom, and The Money Book for the Young Fabulous and Broke. She also hosts a weekend financial planning show for the CNBC cable television network called The Suze Orman Show. She has won an Emmy award for her work on this show. Her catch phrases are "Self-worth equals net worth," "People first, then money, then things," and "Truth creates money. Lies destroy it."
Orman hosts another TV program on QVC called Suze Orman's Financial Freedom.
Criticism
In addition to misrepresenting her credentials, Orman has received extensive paid endorsements from numerous companies in the financial services field which some say compromises her objectivity to offer financial advice.Trivia
In a July 1, 2006, broadcast of The Suze Orman Show, Orman revealed she and another friend once shared a one bedroom apartment with the girlfriend of John Belushi in 1974. She lived there for a total of four years, during which Belushi also moved into the apartment.External links
- [Suze Orman, The Suze Orman Show] Suze Orman Financial Group Web site
- [Suze Orman Discussion Forum] Talk about Suze's Advice
- [Money Matters - Yahoo! Finance] Orman's regular column on Yahoo! Finance
- [Learnoutloud] Suze Orman Audio and Video Resources
Critics
- [Dave Ramsey, The Dave Ramsey Show] Dave Ramsey's Official Website. An advocate and living testimony for living and build wealth debt and FICO score free.
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