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Ads Could Be a Conflict for TV's Suze Orman

The financial crisis is raising Madison Avenue's interest in CNBC financial advisor Suze Orman. And her sudden stardom in advertising is raising some eyebrows about possible conflicts of interest.

At a time when the public is hungry for help with personal finances, Orman is the best-known personal-finance adviser out there. In addition to her weekly CNBC show, she frequently appears on "Larry King Live," NBC's "Today," CNN's "Anderson Cooper 360°" and "Oprah."

The concern is that if she is working as a pitch women for certain financial companies, her once independent and credible advice could become biased toward the companies, financial products and industries she represents.

Read the whole story at The Wall Street Journal »

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