Comments on: The Importance of a Mentor http://www.investorgeeks.com/articles/2006/03/27/the-importance-of-a-mentor/ Learning and sharing investment knowledge. Thu, 17 Mar 2011 02:30:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jim http://www.investorgeeks.com/articles/2006/03/27/the-importance-of-a-mentor/#comment-185 Jim Wed, 29 Mar 2006 17:35:47 +0000 http://www.investorgeeks.com/?p=79#comment-185 Chris, I stumbled across your blog from <a href="http://www.blinklist.com" rel="nofollow">Blinklist</a>. Nice job. Hey, using mentors can be helpful. I sort of use blogs and other forums this way. You'd be amazed how much help you can get from other finance bloggers. <a href="http://www.thekirkreport.com" rel="nofollow">Kirk Report</a> and <a href="http://tradermike.net" rel="nofollow">TraderMike</a> come to mind. There's also a lot of mentoring going on over at <a href="http://www.stocktickr.com" rel="nofollow">StockTickr</a> - it's a site where you can share watchlists and stocks with others (even has RSS feeds everywhere). <a>Elite Trader</a> is another forum that's helpful. Cheers. Chris, I stumbled across your blog from Blinklist. Nice job.

Hey, using mentors can be helpful. I sort of use blogs and other forums this way. You’d be amazed how much help you can get from other finance bloggers. Kirk Report and TraderMike come to mind. There’s also a lot of mentoring going on over at StockTickr – it’s a site where you can share watchlists and stocks with others (even has RSS feeds everywhere).

Elite Trader is another forum that’s helpful.

Cheers.

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]]> By: John S. Rhodes http://www.investorgeeks.com/articles/2006/03/27/the-importance-of-a-mentor/#comment-183 John S. Rhodes Wed, 29 Mar 2006 15:40:33 +0000 http://www.investorgeeks.com/?p=79#comment-183 "Unfortunately, finding a mentor can be easier said than done..." I've been looking for a mentor for a couple of years now. What I've found is that I have many minor mentors but no major mentors. That is, I discuss targeted topics with specific people, but no one person seems to have a broad enough perspective to suit my needs, or personality. Furthermore, I have found that a couple of my mentors are virtual. My knowledge and guidance comes from financial newsletters, written by very smart folks that I have come to trust over time. Typically these people are savvy at sales and marketing but they do stay humble and maintain end user focus. They tend to explain how they are strong and weak, versus always trying to display victory or success. Thoughts? “Unfortunately, finding a mentor can be easier said than done…”

I’ve been looking for a mentor for a couple of years now. What I’ve found is that I have many minor mentors but no major mentors. That is, I discuss targeted topics with specific people, but no one person seems to have a broad enough perspective to suit my needs, or personality.

Furthermore, I have found that a couple of my mentors are virtual. My knowledge and guidance comes from financial newsletters, written by very smart folks that I have come to trust over time. Typically these people are savvy at sales and marketing but they do stay humble and maintain end user focus. They tend to explain how they are strong and weak, versus always trying to display victory or success.

Thoughts?

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