What exactly do I receive?+
Two things. A full written report on the portfolio you already hold, built from the statements you send and checked by a SEBI Registered Investment Adviser, and a detailed walkthrough call where that adviser takes you through it and answers your questions. The report is yours to keep.
What does analysing every holding actually mean?+
Your consolidated account statement is read in full, and each holding on it gets its own assessment: which part of the framework it belongs to, whether it is doing the job that part exists to do, what it costs you, and whether it overlaps with something else you already own. Portfolios are usually reviewed one product at a time, or summarised into an average that hides the problem. Neither happens here.
What documents do I need to send?+
A consolidated account statement is the easiest, because one document covers every mutual fund folio held against your PAN. You can request it from CAMS, KFintech, NSDL or CDSL. Broker statements and individual fund statements work too, and you can send more than one. If you follow a written strategy or plan, send that as well, so your holdings can be measured against what you actually intended.
My statement is password protected. Is that a problem?+
No. Most statements are protected by default, usually with your PAN as the password. You give us the password when you send the file, it is used once to open the document, and it is never stored.
What if my statements do not show everything?+
Then the report says so. Anything a document does not disclose is recorded as unavailable rather than estimated, and it is listed so you can see exactly what was missing. If you know the figure yourself, you can tell us and it goes in as your own stated information.
Is this investment advice?+
Yes. An adviser gives you their view on what you hold and what you could do about it, so this is advice from a SEBI Registered Investment Adviser, registration number INA000022127. That is why we collect a short risk profile and a signed client agreement before any advice is given.
Will you tell me which funds to buy?+
No, and that is deliberate. The report describes actions in terms of your own portfolio rather than naming products to buy, because a second opinion that ends in a product recommendation is a sale wearing a different name.
I already have an adviser. Is this awkward?+
It is one of the most common reasons people ask for a second opinion. The report is product-agnostic on purpose, so you can take the questions it raises straight back to your existing adviser and have a better conversation with them.
What happens to my data?+
Your documents are used to prepare your review and nothing else. We never sell your data and we never use it to market other products to you. The analysis involves a processing step outside India, which we explain and ask you to consent to before it happens. You can ask us to delete your documents once the review is complete.