Why Tony Robbins, tax shelters and financial advisers don’t mix The famed self-help guru is linked to a complaint by a pair of investors against their former financial adviser. May 6, 2021 6 MINS Next time a self-help guru like Tony Robbins walks into a room full of financial advisers, say at an industry conference or a meeting of one firm’s advisers, think of your clients, whisper “namaste” and head to the lobby bar. That’s one lesson gleaned from a private arbitration complaint filed a year ago by investors Craig and Michele Waterman, who worked with and are now suing a former financial adviser, Ajay Gupta, who had close ties to Robbins.