Markets and Money- Books Discussion by M R Raghu, CFA and Arun Kumar | Chennai

Arun Kumar is the Vice President and Head of Research at FundsIndia, one of India’s largest digital wealth-management firms with a fifteen-year track record and managing over Rs 15,400+ crores of assets under management. He is the author of the book ‘The 80-20 Money Makeover - A Simple Yet Powerful System to Transform Your Financial Future’ published by Harper Collins. Arun has over 13+ years of experience in the wealth-management industry and, prior to joining FundsIndia, has worked with large reputed wealth-management firms such as 360 One Wealth Management Ltd and Wealth Advisors India Pvt Ltd. He is a widely followed personal finance blogger and writes at www.eightytwentyinvestor.com and the fundsindia blog. He is also a regular contributor to columns in popular business publications and portals, such as Livemint, Economic Times, Business Standard, Forbes, Financial Express, Outlook Money, Moneycontrol etc.

Raghu is the CEO of Marmore MENA Intelligence, a leading research and consulting firm in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region, and a subsidiary of Kuwait Financial Center (Markaz), a renowned asset management company with over $3 billion in assets under management. Raghu has been leading Marmore since March 2021, and also serves as the Economic Advisor to Markaz, providing strategic guidance and insights on the GCC markets and economy. With more than 35 years of experience in the financial sector, Raghu has developed core competencies in investment management, capital markets, risk management, and economic analysis. He is passionate about delivering high-quality and actionable research and advice to various stakeholders, including investors, regulators, policymakers, and the media. Raghu specializes in big picture research with a keen interest in energy markets, asset management, investment research, and GCC. Raghu has authored and co-authored multiple publications and reports on various topics related to the financial sector in the GCC region, and regularly contributes in the form of blogs, columns, and speeches. Raghu holds the CFA and FRM credentials, and have been actively involved with the CFA Institute as a volunteer since 2003. He is also a Fellow member of The Institute of Cost Accountants of India (1987). Raghu enjoys motor biking, playing Carnatic flute, watching Cricket ,reading non-fiction books and playing chess.