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financial guru

financial guru

1 4.9
A person who knows a lot about money and tells people how to manage it
  • noun
  • /faɪˈnænʃəl ˈɡʊru/
  • Informal
translation icon : gurú financiero
  • Even though I never really vibed with my mom's camp and spent my summers doing dope shit with my friends, I happen to be a financial guru and world-renowned business mentor.

A common claim from the personal financial gurus is that the longer you hold stocks for, the safer they become.

Examples

  • There are many people in my position, so-called financial gurus who say live totally debt free.

  • Seamus, a financial guru and family man, decides he must use his talent for logic and hard work to prove his innocence.

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  • Many financial gurus have questioned the numbers as no one can make sense of it.

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  • Investors and financial gurus were ignoring key data.

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  • A common claim from the personal financial gurus is that the longer you hold stocks for, the safer they become.

  • He has proven himself as a businessman, a family man, a financial guru, and even as a politician.

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  • Patrick rubbing shoulders with some of the top entrepreneurial financial gurus in the world.

  • And I have been so blessed, Patrick, rubbing shoulders with some of the top entrepreneurial financial gurus in the world.

  • In financial guru Dave Ramsey's popular Financial Peace program, he also uses the time-proven method of paying off debt called a "Debt Snowball."

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  • I consulted a financial guru to help me plan for my retirement.

Synonyms

financier
vsfinancial guru
36 7.5

A person who manages large amounts of money for banks or companies

is seen as an expert who advises others rather than running large operations
investment advisor
vsfinancial guru
  • Texting
7 3.6

A person who gives advice about where to put money to make it grow for a fee

is regarded as an expert who gives broader and often informal guidance on money matters
moneyman
vsfinancial guru
2 6.8

A person who manages large amounts of money for businesses

is seen as an expert who gives guidance rather than managing large sums

Antonyms

46 3.4

A person new to an activity who has little experience

How Knowledgeable

financial guru
  • Informal
1 4.9
bank examiner
  • Formal
3 4.9
investment advisor
  • Texting
7 3.6
beginner
81 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

financial + guru

The meaning 'a person regarded as an expert in financial matters' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'financial' (connected with money) and 'guru' (a respected specialist). This adjective+noun composition follows normal English compositional patterns and does not rely on idiomatic or metaphoric shift, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Financial guru mixes financial, meaning about money, and guru, an old word for a wise teacher. Imagine a wise teacher guiding your money choices, and that picture explains why it means 'an expert who gives advice about money'.