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Suze Orman
Orman at the TIME 100 Gala, May 4, 2010.
Born	Susan Lynn Orman (1951-06-05) June 5, 1951 (age 73) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Nationality	American
Education	Bachelor of Arts in Social Work
Alma mater	University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (1976)
Occupations	Financial advisor author television personality motivational speaker podcaster businesswoman investor
Known for	The Suze Orman Show
Spouse	Kathy Travis ​(m. 2010)​
Website	www.suzeorman.com
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Susan Lynn "Suze" Orman (/ˈsuːzi/ SOO-zee; born June 5, 1951) is an American author, financial advisor, motivational speaker, television host, and podcast host. In 1987, she founded the Suze Orman Financial Group. The Suze Orman Show began airing on CNBC in 2002, running for 13 years in the U.S. and internationally.

Orman has written nine New York Times bestsellers about personal finance. She was named twice to the Time 100 list of influential people, has won two Emmy Awards, and eight Gracie Awards. Orman has written, co-produced and hosted 8 PBS specials, and has appeared on multiple additional television shows. She has been a guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show approximately 29 times and Larry King Live over 30 times. Orman is currently the podcast host of the "Suze Orman Women & Money Podcast."

Early life and education

Orman was born on the South Side of Chicago on June 5, 1951, to Jewish parents of Russian and Romanian origin, Ann and Morry Orman. Her mother worked as a secretary for a local rabbi, while her immigrant father from Kiev worked in a chicken factory and managed Morry's Deli in Hyde Park.

She attended the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign and received a B.A. in social work in 1976. In 2009, Orman received an honorary doctorate of humane letters from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The following year, in 2010, she was presented with an honorary doctorate of Commercial Science from Bentley University.

Career

After finishing school, Orman moved to Berkeley, California, where she worked as a waitress. In 1980, she borrowed $52,000 from friends to open a restaurant.

As an investment novice, she invested that money through a representative at Merrill Lynch, who promptly lost her entire investment in trading options. Later, Orman trained as an account executive for Merrill Lynch, where she learned that the type of investment her broker had put her in was not suitable for her needs, as option trading is considered a high-risk but high-reward investment suitable only for high net worth individuals. It was explained to her that because her broker was the highest producing representative in the office, his actions went unchecked. After completing her training with Merrill Lynch, she remained at the firm until 1983, when she left to become a vice president of investments at Prudential Bache Securities.

In 1987, Orman resigned from Prudential and founded the Suze Orman Financial Group, in Emeryville, California. While there, she published a booklet, The Facts on Single Premium Whole Life, which compared single-premium whole life, universal life, and single-premium deferred annuities; she distributed copies of the booklet for free to anyone who requested one. She was director of the firm until 1997.

Orman published nine original books between 1995-2018: “You've Earned It Don't Lose It” (1995), "The 9 Steps to Financial Freedom"(1997), "The Courage to be Rich"(1999), "The Road to Wealth"(2001), "The Laws of Money, The Lessons of Life" (2003), “The Money Book for the Young Fabulous and Broke" (2005), “Women & Money” (2007), "The 2009 Action Plan” (2009), “The Money Class” (2011), "The Adventures of Billy & Penny" (2017, Children's Book). Suze Orman also published three updated versions of her bestselling books: Suze Orman's Action Plan: New Rules for New Times (March 2010), The Money Class: How to Stand in Your Truth and Create the Future You Deserve (2012), Women & Money: Be Smart Strong and Secure (Sept 2018).

The Suze Orman Show began airing on CNBC in 2002. In February 2008, Orman gave away copies of her book Women and Money for free following an appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show, generating almost two million downloads. Orman has been featured on the Food Network's Paula's Party. In January 2011, Orman appeared on Oprah's Allstars. In January 2012, Orman's six-episode TV series America's Money Class with Suze Orman premiered on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network.

Orman wrote a financial advice column for O, The Oprah Magazine. She is the former author of Yahoo!'s "Money Matters" and writes for the Costco Connection Magazine. She contributed to The Philadelphia Inquirer, Lowes MoneyWorks, and Your Business at Home Magazine.

Orman's final episode of The Suze Orman Show aired on March 28, 2015, so Orman could develop a new series, Suze Orman's Money Wars, for Warner Bros. Telepictures Productions. Orman hoped the show would premiere in the fall of 2016.

In 2016, Orman was appointed as the official Personal Finance Educator for the United States Army and Army Reserve.

In 2018, Suze began serving as a Special Advocate for the National Domestic Violence Hotline, to help spread awareness regarding financial abuse.

Suze is currently the podcast host of the "Suze Orman Women & Money Podcast," releasing new episodes every Thursday and Sunday.

Prepaid debit card controversy

In 2012, Orman introduced the Approved prepaid debit card, which was backed by Bancorp Bank. The card generated a great deal of controversy for its hidden fees and vague promise of contributing to a FICO score. Cardholders were charged a $3 monthly fee, but were charged for services such as check writing and customer service calls. The Approved card's features included credit reports and credit scores from TransUnion, as well as credit monitoring and identity theft protection. TransUnion also agreed to "examine data from Approved cards", which was unusual for prepaid debit cards, but did not factor the card's usage into the cardholders' FICO scores. In July 2014, the Approved card was discontinued.

Personal life

In February 2007, Orman stated that she is a lesbian. Orman has been married to Kathy Travis (nicknamed KT) since 2010. Travis is also her business partner. According to Orman,"KT’s career has been building brands, and I’m a brand."

In 2008, Orman donated money to the Democratic Party. In an interview with Larry King, she said that she favors the policies of the Democratic Party and Barack Obama, especially regarding people in same-sex relationships.

Bibliography

Books

• You've Earned It, Don't Lose It: Mistakes You Can't Afford to Make When You Retire (with Linda Mead) (1995)
• The Nine Steps To Financial Freedom: Practical and Spiritual Steps So You Can Stop Worrying (1997)
• The Courage to Be Rich: Creating a Life of Material and Spiritual Abundance (1999)
• The Road to Wealth: Everything You Need to Know in Good and Bad Times (2001)
• The Laws of Money, the Lessons of Life (2003)
• The Money Book for the Young, Fabulous and Broke (2005)
• Women and Money: Owning the Power to Control Your Destiny (2007)
  • Revised and updated: Women & Money: Be Smart Strong and Secure (Sept 2018)
• Suze Orman's 2009 Action Plan: Keeping Your Money Safe and Sound (2009)
  • Revised and updated: Suze Orman's Action Plan: New Rules for New Times (March 2010)
• The Money Class: Learn to Create Your New American Dream (March 2011)
  • Revised and updated: The Money Class: How to Stand in Your Truth and Create the Future You Deserve (2012)
• The Adventures of Billy & Penny (Jan 2017) (Children's Book Illustrated by wife, KT)

Multimedia

Orman is also creator of a number of non-book products, primarily CD-ROM-based services that offer education and various financial services usually in conjunction with her books and writings.

• Suze Ormans FICO Kit – First offered in 2002 in conjunction with Fair Isaac Corporation.
• Suze Orman's Will & Trust Kit – Introduced in 2005 with her personal trust attorney.
• Suze Orman's Insurance Kit – Introduced in 2007.
• Suze Orman's Protection Portfolio – First introduced in 2002, in third version.
• Suze Orman's Identity Theft Kit – First offered in 2008, in conjunction with TrustedID.
• Suze Orman's Save Yourself Retirement Program – Introduced September 2009, in conjunction with TD Ameritrade.
• Suze Orman's Search Scammer

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External links

• Official website
• Suze Orman at IMDb
• Suze Orman at The Interviews: An Oral History of Television
• "Suze Orman Show". CNBC.
• Suze Orman Reviews and Interviews (Jan 4, 2016) Compilation on YouTube

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