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MENTOR VS GURU

Mentor teaches the process and points out mistakes; Guru only gives calls.

Published by The Retail Trader · JUL 31, 2026 · Trading Psychology

Mentor vs Guru — Mentor teaches the process and shows mistakes; Guru only gives calls. Skill is never developed by depending on others.

WHERE THIS FITS IN

This term comes under Trading Psychology, in the section “Learning Journey”. And finally the words that describe every trader's learning phase:

RELATED TERMS TO READ

Other terms in this group — understanding them together is more useful:
• Beginner's Luck
• Learning Curve
• Demo to Live Gap
• Information Overload
• Paper Confidence vs Live Confidence
• Plateau
• Deliberate Practice
• Unconscious Competence
• Survivor's Routine

To read the entire group and all its examples in one place, see the journal "TRADING PSYCHOLOGY: Words from the Mind" - this term has been taken from there.

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