Suze Orman is a media darling in the buttoned up world of financial planning. Accordingly, it’s easy for some professionals to dismiss her as a “lightweight,” even though she does a credible job preaching financial common sense to overspending, undersaving American public. In particular, Orman has sound advice if you seek a good financial planner. It really boils down to just 5 words: Someone who doesn’t sell products. This shows tremendous integrity since Orman easily could have become a mouthpiece for powerful insurance and brokerage industry interests. Instead, she says it’s important to reduce conflicts of interest by seeking advice from professionals who do NOT want to sell you products. More in Forbes here.
