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08 February 2012
Suze Orman is a household name in the personal finance arena, she is a guru to many and has built a huge following almost everywhere with her books, PBS shows and appearances, or so it seems. She is like a financial evangelist and many of her followers are just as devout. In the interest of full disclosure, I confess to never having read one of her books, nor have I been able to sit through more than 2 or 3 minutes of one of her shows. Oh yes, I am in the financial planning business so I suppose if you buy her book you may be less likely to hire my firm.
Something about her persona has always struck me as.......well, phony. A little too tan, teeth a little too white (okay more than a little), and the hazy glow around her has always made me feel uneasy whenever I see her. It's pretty much the same feeling I get when I see televangelists; it's that "cult of personality" thing that bothers me.