Suze Orman
Suze Orman
Susan Lynn "Suze" Ormanis an American author, financial advisor, motivational speaker, and television host. Orman was born in Chicago and pursued a degree in social work. She worked as a financial advisor for Merrill Lynch. In 1983 she became the vice-president of investments at Prudential Bache Securities. In 1987, she founded the Suze Orman Financial Group. Her program The Suze Orman Show began airing on CNBC in 2002. In 2006 she won a Gracie Award for Outstanding Program Host on...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth5 June 1951
CountryUnited States of America
If you make any trades during the year, keep a record of each transaction for at least three years.
Pay off your mortgage before retirement, and that's one less bill you'll have to worry about when you're on a fixed income.
Credit unions are often a better deal than banks and tend to pay higher yields on deposits.
The prenup needs to be drawn up months before the wedding, not days - it's not something you slap together and sign in the car on the way to the ceremony. A shotgun prenup might not hold up in court.
It may take you months or even a few years to build up an adequate emergency savings fund. That's okay.
Estate planning is an important and everlasting gift you can give your family. And setting up a smooth inheritance isn't as hard as you might think.
Money you know you need or want to spend in the next few years is savings. Money you keep handy for an emergency belongs in savings. Money you hope to use soon for a down payment on a house belongs in savings. And all savings belong in a low-risk bank savings account or money market account.
The American dream is dead for the majority of America.
One journalist estimated my liquid net worth at $25 million. That's pretty close. My houses are worth another $7 million.
Money is kind of just like air - if you don't have air, you can't breathe. If you don't have money, I don't think you'll want to breathe - you won't want to live.
My greatest pleasure is still flying private. I spend between $300,000 to $500,000, depending on my year, on flying private.
Learn to recognize true wealth. Money itself will not make you financially free. That comes as a result of only that powerful state of mind which tells us that we are worth far more than our money.
Remember what I always say: people first, then money, then things.
I want to work with the Philippine people and make life better there; there are systems I can work with.