Comments on: Suze Orman’s bad investment newsletter

By: TFF

TFF — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:47:24 +0000

“she did tell you to shop around for car insurance”

…a product that can’t (or shouldn’t) be selected strictly on price. Try filing a claim with the wrong insurer and your headache will be three times the check that they grudgingly cut you a month later.

By: scotto80

scotto80 — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:01:27 +0000

If you think Suze needs more fuel for her
private jet then by all means purchase her products and watch her on TV. The advice offered, with that saccarine smirk and lame “girlfriend” greeting, is very basic. Ask yourself this, did she protect you from the real estate flop? get in early on gold? locate a stock that would triple? well of course not..but she did tell you to shop around for car insurance…quick where is my wallet!

By: Dug.59

Dug.59 — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:59:32 +0000

Years ago when I read that Suze Orman had most of her own funds in muni funds while giving tons of financial advise to do otherwise in most of her ‘sermons’ I took note. She is not credible in the least, while in her travels selling her ‘advise’, her books, whatever anyone will buy to make her more money. She is a bad joke as far as financial advise goes. Excellent piece, Felix…..

By: TinyTim1

TinyTim1 — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:49:12 +0000

Worst “I am about to launch a personal finance guru website” post – EVER! ;)
Good work as ever Felix. Thanks for this.

By: y2kurtus

y2kurtus — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 02:25:19 +0000

Great job Felix… this post is a real public service!

By: Eericsonjr

Eericsonjr — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:23:45 +0000

NICE! Checking the numbers of TV hucksters and financial newsletter hawksters. I’ve long gone on the supposition that they’re all bogus, of course, but nice to see someone doing the math for once.

By: Strych09

Strych09 — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:31:33 +0000

What TFF said. Suze Orman seems like she isn’t satisfied with the considerable wealth she’s been able to amass for herself dispensing personal finance advice, being a television commentator, etc. and has moved almost completely into the business of being a huckster. Being a personal finance guru is now just a way of collecting credibility so as to increase the market potential of her various “branded” products and services.

Some folks just have no shame.

By: buyLower

buyLower — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:08:52 +0000

Ditto. Well done. Finally, some real journalism in this country. Keep exposing these frauds.

By: ComradeAnon

ComradeAnon — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:14:29 +0000

Reminds me of ads that say “Recently Voted Best…” with no explanation. Yeah, I imagine that the owner took a one person poll. And they were the only person in the room.

By: KidDynamite

KidDynamite — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:40:06 +0000

please continue to expose this crap, Felix. well done.

By: Sechel

Sechel — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:27:09 +0000

It should be clear by now that Suzie Orman is following Donald Trump and monetizing her name. I can’t honestly understand what other people saw in her, at least Dave Ramsey would advise people to get out of debt and “beater cars” instead of financing for those with monetary constraints. It’s not about how much credit you have, but how much you’ve saved!

By: MarkInSF

MarkInSF — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:28:12 +0000

From the many shows I’ve heard, her advice is generally very good, and no doubt she’s helped a lot of people. But she’s always been a self-promoter. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, and kind of tautological for someone that “made it” as a celebrity – even a financial one. Lately though it seems her self-promotion has taken the front seat, and her role of looking out for main street has been banished to the the back seat, as she apparently seeks to cash out big time on her brand.

By: TFF

TFF — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 03:22:16 +0000

Why do you believe Orman is interested in anything beyond self-promotion?

By: Nameless

Nameless — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 01:40:47 +0000

Why is it that Hulbert needs to “slice and dice the data”? It should be straightforward to confirm or disprove the statement. Find a person who has a copy of March 2007 Hulbert digest, and check the five-year rankings.