He is a full-time investor with 28 years of experience in stock market investing. A commerce graduate from St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata, and a qualified Cost Accountant, he has identified several multi-bagger stocks over the past decade, including Pantaloon Retail, Page Industries, Titan Industries, Hawkins Cooker, Gruh Finance, Repco Home Finance, Canfin Homes, Bajaj Finance, and Avenue Supermarts. He is the author of the bestseller book The Thoughtful Investor—A Journey to Financial Freedom through Stock Market Investing. In 2006, he founded the online portal www.theequitydesk.com, providing a platform for investors to share ideas and insights. From 2011 to 2015, he ran a successful stock advisory firm, Basant’s Corner, with over 500 subscribers. Since February 2016, he has been Co-founder and Fund Manager at Basant Maheshwari Wealth Advisers LLP, a SEBI-registered Portfolio Management Service with assets under management exceeding 300 crores and recognized for outstanding performance. He is also a regular commentator on media channels such as CNBC TV18, ET Now, NDTV Profit, Bloomberg Quint, CNBC Awaaz, and Zee Business. In March 2013, Readers Digest featured him in a lead story titled Secret of Self-Made Millionaires.
