Michael Lamothe is a New York–based trader, educator, and author, and the Client Experience Manager at Minervini Private Access (MPA), where he supports members through education, onboarding, and weekly live programs. He previously founded MARA Wealth, a trading education and coaching business that has since been sunset.
Michael’s trading journey began in the late 1990s as a self-taught, part-time trader during the height of the dot-com era. Like many traders who start in a strong bull market, early enthusiasm gave way to hard lessons. After years of inconsistency, he discovered the work of William O’Neil and became actively involved in the New York City Investor’s Business Daily Meetup, where learning alongside serious traders and professional money managers helped him bring structure and accountability to his process. Within a year, he achieved consistency and went on to serve as a co-leader of the NYC IBD Meetup.
As his trading improved, Michael became increasingly interested in efficiency—how to trade well while balancing real-world responsibilities. That search led him to an important realization: sustainable performance isn’t driven by tools or tactics alone, but by mindset, clarity, and repeatable processes.
After selling his first venture, ChartYourTrade, Michael founded MARA Wealth in 2018 as a trading education and coaching business. Over the years, MARA Wealth served traders at various stages of development, from those seeking consistency to experienced traders refining their execution and decision-making. MARA Wealth has since been sunset, and is no longer operating.
Today, Michael works with Minervini Private Access, founded by Mark Minervini, where he serves as Client Experience Manager. In this role, Michael is deeply involved in member education and engagement. His work includes onboarding new members, providing one-on-one platform support, hosting weekly live Q&A sessions, producing a weekly internal podcast reviewing open positions and focus-list stocks, and writing the Morning Brief several times per week—covering market conditions, sector action, portfolio activity, and relevant news. He is also a panelist in Trader Rehab, a weekly mindset-focused program led by Mark Minervini that explores the psychological side of trading performance.
Michael is the author of The Trading Mindwheel (Wiley), which presents an integrated framework for trading mastery built around eight core skills, as well as The MARA Mindshift Guide, a beliefs-based workbook designed to help traders identify and correct performance-limiting thought patterns.
In addition to his writing and educational work, Michael previously hosted Trader’s Mindchat, a live interview show featuring well-known traders and industry professionals. While the show has concluded, its archived episodes remain available online.
Michael’s work is grounded in the belief that trading success is earned through disciplined execution, clear thinking, and consistent process—not prediction or shortcuts. His focus today is helping traders understand not just what to do, but why they do it, and how to align behavior with long-term goals.