I agree with most of your criticism. What most of these “gurus” prove is that a good way to get rich is to come up with a good presentation that people will pay for. Whether it’s a radio show, or books, or personal appearances. Other than Suze Orman, I don’t know much about the others, but she spews mostly worthless BS. It became pretty obvious the first time I heard her more than a decade ago, when she started in on her silly “dollar-cost averaging” method of investing.
As you said, the most reliable way to end up with a million bucks is to inherit $10 million.
But I think you wrongly malign “life coaches”. Most life coaches don’t meddle in financial affairs. My SIL is a certified “life coach”. I do think it’s silly and cultish, but there are some people it probably benefits.
