SEBI has recently announced several important changes to its investment advisor regulations. Many freefincal readers and Facebook group Asan Ideas for Wealth members have played a role in influencing these changes. SEBI registered investment advisor Avinash Luthria explains what these changes are and how it would impact you.

SEBI has taken big steps to remove the conflict of interest in advisors. Thank you to all those who write to SEBI opposing key changes in their consultation paper!

27-year old Deepsh asks why is it so hard to find a financial advisor who is a fiduciary financial advisor! His email form this edition of reader story

The latest IA guidelines from SEBI would adversely affect Individual, Fee-only Planners. SEBI Registered investment adviser explains why this is so and how a fee-only model is superior to an asset-based model.

If an individual Fixed-Fee-Only RIA engages with a client with a net worth of Rs 40 cr, then the RIA may have to live at below the official poverty line! SEBI RIA Avinash Luthria explains why SEBI’s new RIA regulations on the anvil can do more harm than good

In a backward step, SEBI has proposed several harmful changes to regulations governing investment advisors in a consultation paper. We discuss why these affect investors’ and can kill fee-only advisory. You can write to SEBI and help stop these suggestions from becoming a rule.

The financial services industry has one goal: transfer wealth from the client to themselves. Their goal is to extract 1% of the client’s net worth each year in various excess fees. Here are five tactics used to achieve this and how you can protect yourself.