By now, if you’ve survived more than five minutes in the personal-finance ecosystem without bumping into Suze Orman’s face on a book cover, a podcast thumbnail, or a TV rerun where she’s yelling “Are you NUTS?!” at someone about their Roth IRA, then congratulations—you’ve probably been living under a rock. A very cheap rock. Probably one you couldn’t afford to upgrade because Suze told you to put all your money in a savings account “just in case.”
And now she’s back, MarketWatch microphone in hand, doling out advice like the financial Moses parting the Red Sea of FOMO investors. Except, unlike Moses, Suze doesn’t give you miracles—she gives you Palantir.
Yes, Suze Orman has revealed her favorite stock right now: Palantir Technologies. The same Palantir that’s been accused of being Big Brother’s intern, crunching data for governments while investors oscillate between cult-like faith and “wait, why is this thing trading like a meme stock with a clearance sticker?”
But don’t worry, she’s also got Apple, Microsoft, Meta, AMD, IonQ, Coinbase, JPMorgan, and even GE Vernova (which went from $100 to $600—so naturally she mentions she bought it “early,” because what’s the point of financial advice if you can’t flex your timing in hindsight?).
So grab your Roth IRA paperwork, a glass of cheap wine, and your most judgmental inner voice. We’re going to unpack the whole Suze Orman financial wisdom spectacle—from her Palantir obsession to her trauma of selling stocks too early, her belief in Bitcoin’s “eventual” $170,000 rise, and her ever-green mantra: Always trust yourself more than you trust others—which, frankly, is ironic coming from someone who made her entire empire convincing people to trust her.
Chapter 1: Suze’s Favorite Stock—Palantir, AKA Tech Bro Astrology
Let’s start with the headliner. Palantir. The company that sounds like it was named by a Dungeons & Dragons enthusiast but actually makes its money helping governments and corporations analyze data in ways that definitely don’t feel like “fun privacy violation” at all.
Orman says she first picked Palantir when it was $7, based on a tip from Keith Fitz-Gerald. Fast-forward, it’s up 850% and suddenly Palantir is the golden child in her portfolio. Which is great. Except here’s the problem: this is the investing equivalent of someone bragging, “I bought Bitcoin in 2012” while you’re sitting there in 2025 trying to decide if you should pay $50 in gas fees just to buy a coffee with it.
Suze doesn’t just like Palantir; she loves it. It’s her favorite stock. She talks about it like it’s the prom queen who finally noticed her in sophomore year. And yet, this same financial guru once admitted her biggest mistake was selling stocks too soon. Yes, the woman who preaches patience and long-term thinking got spooked when her $7 Palantir ballooned to $50 and cashed out—only to watch it keep climbing.
Translation? Suze Orman is just like you. She too is haunted by the ghost of “Shoulda Held.” Except unlike you, she can go on CNBC, confess her sins, and walk away with more credibility, not less. You? You just cry into your Coinbase app while Bitcoin “inevitably” heads to $170,000 sometime between now and the end of civilization.
Chapter 2: The Suze Portfolio Starter Pack
When you strip away the drama, her portfolio is basically a “Greatest Hits of CNBC Tech Segments.”
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Microsoft – Because apparently AI is still the future, and everyone loves a trillion-dollar babysitter for ChatGPT.
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Apple – Because people will keep buying iPhones until they can literally beam thoughts into their friends’ heads.
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Meta – Because who doesn’t want to bet their retirement savings on Mark Zuckerberg’s VR midlife crisis?
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Broadcom – Because the semiconductor hype train doesn’t have brakes.
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AMD – Because if NVIDIA’s too expensive, you buy its scrappy younger cousin.
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Coinbase – Because Suze still wants to look edgy enough for the crypto crowd, but not so edgy that she recommends Dogecoin.
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IonQ – Because quantum computing is definitely going to revolutionize the world before she finishes her next Roth IRA rant.
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JPMorgan – Because Jamie Dimon is the closest thing Wall Street has to a king.
And then there’s GE Vernova, the energy spin-off that no one outside of Seeking Alpha even pretends to understand. Suze says she bought at $100, and it’s now over $600. Which raises the question: why is Suze Orman better at stock picking than half the hedge funds with Bloomberg terminals and armies of analysts?
Oh right—because when Suze throws darts, CNBC covers it, MarketWatch headlines it, and millions of retail investors run to copy her. Call it the “self-fulfilling guru prophecy.”
Chapter 3: The Market Will Hit 7,000. Because Suze Said So.
Forget Wall Street analysts with complicated models. Forget Fed minutes. Forget economic data. All you really need is Suze’s gut feeling. And her gut says the S&P 500 will cross 7,000 by the end of the year.
Yes, you heard that right. Seven. Thousand. By December.
This is Suze’s way of saying, “Don’t panic, kids. This ain’t your dot-com bubble.” Which is hilarious, because when people start using the phrase “this is not a bubble,” you should probably hide your wallet.
But hey, maybe she’s right. After all, trillions are still “sitting on the sidelines.” Because apparently there’s a mystical pile of cash somewhere waiting for its moment to cannonball into the market pool. And when it does, the water’s going to splash all the way to 7,000.
Or, you know, the Fed could sneeze wrong and the whole thing collapses. But that’s the fun of Suze predictions—they’re optimistic enough to get headlines, vague enough to never be fully wrong, and spicy enough to keep you watching.
Chapter 4: The Bitcoin Sermon
Suze Orman on crypto is like your aunt trying to be “hip with the times.” She doesn’t hate it. She doesn’t love it. She just thinks you should dabble. A little. Maybe 5% of your portfolio. “Are you nuts?” she’ll scream if you go beyond that.
Her thesis is basically this: Bitcoin is too mainstream to ignore. JPMorgan likes it. BlackRock launched ETFs. MicroStrategy is hoarding it like a doomsday prepper. So sure, it’ll probably go to $140,000, maybe even $170,000 someday. But also—it could implode like FTX, so don’t get too comfortable.
So, in classic Suze fashion, her advice is basically: own Bitcoin but don’t own too much Bitcoin. Revolutionary stuff. Truly the wisdom of the ages.
Chapter 5: The Trauma of Selling Too Soon
Here’s where it gets juicy. Suze admits her biggest investing mistake: selling too soon.
She once thought she was brilliant for tripling or quadrupling her money—only to sell and watch her stocks moonshot further. Palantir, Amazon, Apple—she bailed at “reasonable” profits, only to regret it later.
This is the kind of mistake every investor makes, but Suze has turned it into a parable. She confesses it like a televangelist admitting sin, then wraps it in a moral: don’t sell too soon, kids. Dollar-cost average, hold long-term, trust yourself.
Of course, if you followed this advice blindly with something like Enron, you’d have ended up trusting yourself straight into bankruptcy. But don’t expect Suze to bring that up.
Chapter 6: Roth IRA or Bust
Suze’s obsession with Roth IRAs is legendary. She will always tell you to pick Roth over traditional. Always. She rants about Uncle Sam being your “partner” in a traditional IRA, waiting to take a bite out of your retirement.
She even frames it like a horror story: you thought your 401(k) was growing tax-free, but surprise! It was compounding for you and Uncle Sam. That greedy bastard.
Her solution? Roth all the way. Pay your taxes now, skip the drama later. It’s a compelling pitch, but it’s also the same pitch she’s been making for decades. At this point, “Roth IRA” should be tattooed on Suze’s forehead.
Chapter 7: Always Trust Yourself (Unless You’re Wrong)
The interview ends with her mantra: Always trust yourself more than you trust others.
Which is rich, considering Suze built a multimillion-dollar empire convincing millions of people to trust her over their own instincts. But hey, that’s branding. That’s influence. That’s personal finance in America.
Final Thoughts: Suze the Legend, the Contradiction, the Meme
Here’s the thing: Suze Orman is part financial advisor, part entertainer, part cautionary tale. She’s right often enough to look smart, wrong often enough to look human, and loud enough to always get attention.
Her Palantir obsession is funny, her Bitcoin hedging is predictable, her Roth IRA evangelism is eternal, and her “trust yourself” closer is peak motivational poster.
Does any of this mean you should follow her advice? Maybe. Maybe not. But remember: the real money in personal finance isn’t made by buying stocks—it’s made by selling advice about buying stocks. Suze knows this better than anyone.
So yes, she’ll keep screaming “Are you nuts?” at people until the day she retires. And we’ll keep watching. Because deep down, we all kind of love the circus.