Suze Orman
Overview
 
Susan "Suze" Lynn Orman (born June 5, 1951) is an American financial advisor, author
Author
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, motivational speaker
Motivational speaker
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, and television host.

Orman was born in Chicago and received her B.A. in social work. She worked as a waitress in Berkeley, California
Berkeley, California
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 before becoming a financial advisor for Merrill Lynch. In 1983 she became the vice-president of investments at Prudential Bache Securities and in 1987 founded the Suze Orman Financial Group.

Her program The Suze Orman Show has aired for ten years and is one of the highest rated shows on CNBC
CNBC
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