Quote from TraderZones:
My point was, requesting a brokerage statement is going to really annoy successful traders. It is a huge favor to mentor a newbie. So, the newbie will insulting them by offering a few hundred or few thousand (chump change) and then demanding proof?
If a stranger asked me to mentor them for the pittance they would offer, and also demanded statements, I would tell them to jump in the lake.
So you are only LEFT with people who cannot trade. Thus the request for statements is pointless.