After a crooked financial adviser gambled away all of her savings, Suze Orman was left with nothing but $50,000 in debt and a broken dream. In a surprising twist of fate, Suze has now become one of America's most trusted financial advisors and a champion for everyday investors. In today's episode, Suze challenges listeners to take control of their personal finances before the impending economic instability puts America at risk!

Suze Orman was the contributing editor to “O” The Oprah Magazine for 16 years, the Costco Connection Magazine for over 18 years, and the host of the award-winning Suze Orman Show, which aired every Saturday night on CNBC for 13 years. Over her television career, Suze has accomplished that which no other television personality ever has before. She is a #1 New York Times bestselling author, writer/producer, and one of the top motivational speakers in the world today. Suze is undeniably America’s most recognized expert on personal finance.

In this episode, Hala and Suze will discuss:

- Suze’s childhood struggles and her speech impediment

- How Suze was tricked by a seedy investor when starting her business

- Why Suze turned her life around at the age of 30

- Overcoming a limited mindset

- Is a recession on the horizon?

- Finding financial independence

- Why fear, shame, and anger are the 3 main obstacles to wealth

- The biggest mistake you will make is waiting until you're older to fund your retirement

- The vitality of investing in a Roth IRA

- Starting an 8-month to 1-year emergency savings account

- Why we shouldn’t just “spend what we earn”

- Investing in Series I Bonds

- Suze’s opinion on student loan debt relief

- And other topics…

Suze Orman has been called “a force in the world of personal finance” and a “one-woman financial advice powerhouse” by USA Today. She is the #1 New York Times bestselling author, magazine and online columnist, writer/producer, and one of the top motivational speakers in the world today.

She is also the author of ten consecutive New York Times bestsellers, a two-time Emmy Award-winning television host, and the Co-Founder of Securesave.com, the first employer-sponsored employee savings account. Suze hosts the extremely popular Women & Money podcast and is a special advocate for the National Domestic Violence Hotline, bringing her message of awareness and empowerment to women who have suffered financial abuse.