Suze Orman

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Suze Orman /ˈsu.zi ˈɔɹ.mən/ (born Susan Orman on June 5, 1951) is an American financial advisor.

Orman was born in Chicago, Illinois to Russian Jewish immigrants. 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.[1]. She has won two Daytime Emmy Awards in 2004 and 2006 for her PBS pledge drive specials, The Laws of Money, The Lessons of Life and The Money Show for the Young, Fabulous, & Broke. 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. Orman also has a Q&A advice section in Oprah Winfrey's popular monthly magazine O, alongside Dr. Phil's advice section.

According to her bio at the CNBC website, Orman is a Certified Financial Planner® professional, directed the Suze Orman Financial Group from 1987-1997, served as Vice President of Investments for Prudential Bache Securities from 1983-87, and from 1980-83, was an Account Executive at Merrill Lynch.

It has been reported in Forbes magazine that she has misrepresented her credentials and background. [2]

The San Francisco Chronicle also ran a follow-up to the Forbes piece in which Orman and her publicist dodged critical questions about inaccuracies about Orman's background as reported in Forbes. [3]

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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.

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