FROM OUR EDITORS

The words that seem to come up most often when people describe Suze Orman are "intense" and "passionate." These two qualities come through clearly in her inspiring book The 9 Steps to Financial Freedom. A financial adviser since the early '70s, Orman has come to believe that many of her clients know perfectly well what they ought to be doing to manage their money but still somehow neglect to do it. Taking readers back to their past to unearth their earliest memories of money and encouraging them to confront the fears that hold them back from taking action, Orman hopes to convince readers that they do have the power to control their money and their lives.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Financial expert Suze Orman is changing the way America thinks about money. She outlines a revolutionary approach to the way we save money, handle debt, and plan for our retirement. By examining and understanding our earliest attitudes toward money, we can honestly confront where we stand financially and take the necessary action toward financial freedom. Orman deals with managing money responsibly, handling credit card debt, planning for our retirement, trusts versus wills and more. You will understand why learning to trust yourself more than others is crucial.

SYNOPSIS

From planning for retirement to saving for a child's education to getting a better grasp on expenses, this breakthrough personal financial book is both a rich source of useful financial advice and a liberating program to end forever the money worries that stand in the way of a more fully satisfying and rewarding life. Her down-to-earth personality and accessible message has connected Suze Orman with TV viewers on CNN, CNBC, and Fox After Breakfast. Now she makes her unique approach to controlling money available to readers with this non-traditional financial planning guide.

FROM THE CRITICS

BUST Magazine

It's easy to make fun of all this spiritual accounting stuff, but in the end, the book is actually extremely useful, even vital....Perhaps none of us will ever stop worrying, as promised in the book's subtitle. But The 9 Steps to Financial Freedom goes a long way towards that, and towards reconfiguring women's attitude towards wealth and power. Charge it today!

Robert Barker - BusinessWeek Magazine

Nestled inside [Orman's] cocoon of human-potential bunk are fine chapters on estates, trusts, and insurance—the three deadliest topics on earth—which she handles deftly. The book's single-best section, How To Be a Stockbroker, is a must reading if you use or are tempted to use a full-service broker.

Library Journal - Lucy T. Heckman, St. John's University Library, Jamaica, NY