Great reference book for a newcomer to the world of finance
Don't know whether to invest in a 401k at work? Or how to best start saving for that new baby's college? Do I need a living will? These kind of questions invariably crop up as you start living life away from the nest, and Suze Orman does a very adept job at tackling the answers in a way that is readable and understandable by people who don't have expertise coming in.

I like the way the book is organized. She presents her personal opinions on subjects at the start of each chapter, but the rest is dedicated to rapid fire Q&A. Find the question you have (pretty easy to do) and she gives you a digestable answer to get you started on the right path. I love that it's not a "cover-to-cover" sort of book...because that can get a bit dry.

I get the sense that any real expert in the field would find some of her answers overly simplistic, but that's a minority of the population, and for those people, there's reams of other books to consider. For the rest of us, this book is a perfect and easy way to get started in the world of personal finance.

Thorough and Understandable
As Suze Orman indicates at the beginning of this book, "The Road to Wealth" provides practical information for people who look to Suze Orman for clear, honest financial perspectives. Overall, the book is in a question and answer format with explanations of all new terms and examples which confirm the reader's understanding of the material. The chapters may be read independently if a single subject is of concern, or in order. I started at the beginning of the book and have read straight through. I've found the presentation of value personally and have insight, as well, into issues which may be ahead for me or are impacting people whom I know. This is both a reference book and an introduction to financial planning.

Excellent revised & updated reference guide covering different aspects of personal finance
I am a fan of most of Suze Orman's financial guides and also a fan of her television show. What I like about her is that she dispenses financial advice in a very uncondescending, easy-to-understand manner. Also, as a woman, I appreciate that she is able to understand the financial concerns of many women out there.

In the latest 2008 revised and updated edition of "The Road to Wealth", Suze Orman covers a myriad of finance-related topics in the format of Q & A's. The book is divided into chapters - Managing Debt, Financial Intimacy, Home Ownership, Insurance, Paying for College, Retirement Planning, Stocks, Mutual Funds, Bonds & Bond Funds, Annuities, and Wills and Trusts. All financial jargon is explained in an easy-to-understand manner and there is an index at the end of the book that helps one navigate to topics of interest. This is like a financial encyclopedia and I don't think it's meant to be read from cover to cover though one could do that if desired. I was particularly interested in insurance and paying for college [being the mother of a young child] and so those were the topics I read first. The Q & A format works well here as you get succint answers to most financial concerns [versus some finance books that get dragged down by obscure language and wordiness].

For example, under the chapter "Paying for College", there is a question "In what kind of plan or account should I be keeping my investments for a child's education?" - Suze Orman goes on define and elaborate on the different plans/accounts such as UGMAs/UTMAs, Education IRA, prepaid tution plans, 529 savings plan, Roth IRAs etc.

This is a simple-to-understand financial guide, not to be confused with simplistic. It addresses important financial concerns and does so without condescension. Highly recommended!

Still don't have the book I paid for
Product never arrived.

Disappointing.

I give it one star because I have to.

Sexist
I was disappointed to find that Orman seems to think of her readers as women only. The text is in question/answer format, and whenever the gender of the questioner is made evident, it's always a woman. "I plan to marry my boyfriend...", "I don't like my boyfriend's credit card habits...", "My husband died and...", "My husband is dying and...", "My husband died a year ago and...", "My boyfriend got a new credit card and...". Doesn't Orman know that books like this should be written in a gender-neutral fashion? Worse, her preference for females shows up in her example selections--it's virtually all sisters and daughters. "I'd like to reward my daughter's trustworthiness by...", "My daughter is going off to college, and...", "My daughter would like to buy...", "My sister says her husband...", "My sister loaned me $15,000...". The (very) few instances of a son shows them in a bad financial light: "My son has been irresponsible with his credit...". I read the first couple of hundred pages, but this persistant sexism began to grate on me. For that matter, probably 80% of the personal pronouns are "she" and "her". By half-way through the book, it was clear she had some kind of agenda going on. Big turn-off. I'm really surprised that the publisher let her get away with this and didn't alternate the gender when the book was edited.