ABOUT

Ashu’s books are under 3 categories:

	The Ashu Dutt Book Portfolio – Books that Ashu writes on topics that interest him
	The Ashu Dutt Money Series – Books written for those who want to take a serious look at Financial Markets, Personal Finance, Commodities etc
	The Ashu Dutt Book Club – Books that Ashu believes are great reads or enhance your knowledge greatly

From the man who predicted the technology collapse in 2000, increasing interest rates in December 2003, inflation crossing 6% in November 2003, crude oil crossing US$40 in January 2004. It is this vision and foresight on the market and an impeccable reputation that make Ashu a financial markets guru

Ashu As an Author

Over the years, Ashu’s reputation as an Asia’s Financial Market’s guru has been built on his ability to think with clarity inspite of all the clutter of information and see structural changes in Asian economies and their impact on Financial markets and asset classes way before the markets realize

Few Financial market gurus combine the sheer breadth and depth of experience in Financial Markets that Ashu encompasses. Ashu has always been known to hold his ground and look beyond the news and noise to analyze what markets and stocks really are

Ashu is widely respected as an authority on Personal Finance, Financial Markets, and Wealth Management in India and is the author of the bestselling “The Penguin Guide to Personal Finance” and the “The Penguin Guide to Winning on the Stock Market” published by Penguin Books. Ashu is currently working on another book titled “The Penguin Guide to Building Wealth” for Penguin Books

Ashu’s monthly newsletter “The Boom & Bust Journal” is considered the benchmark on calling

Asian and Indian markets as they are and is widely quoted in the International and Asian Media

Ashu has also written at various points of time for Outlook, Mid day etc on financial market topics he is passionate about

As Financial Markets Anchor and Editor/Consultant to major TV channels like CNBC, NDTV and Start News over the years, Ashu has anchored many landmark shows including “Bazaar”, “Classroom”, “Insurance Intelligence, “2.30 Factor” etc and is widely respected for his non reverential no nonsense presentation style, an uncanny ability to communicate the most complex financial markets and Personal Finance issues in the simplest of terms, to bring millions of viewers and readers

A show conceptualized and presented by Ashu, “Classroom”, a primer on Financial Markets has become a benchmark and has made it to the top of the charts for the most watched Business programs. Its innovative approach to explaining Financial markets has been considered one of the best examples of “out of the box” thinking on explaining complex financial issues.

Ashu’s unique visionary perspective combines:

	An ability to “peer into the future”. Ashu has always had a unique ability to look beyond today has been clearly demonstrated in his writings over the past decade
	A keep sense of financial history. Ashu’s premise that financial history repeats itself and his ability to peer into the future leveraging his knowledge of history is well established
	Few have seen financial markets from so many angles. Ashu has studied, followed, won and lost in these markets for over 2 decades as a financial markets student, a stock broker, a wealth manager, a financial markets television editor and a nationally renowned author. Few have walked such a diverse path to see financial markets from so many angles
	A global perspective. Ashu’s perspective of global financial markets is backed by staying all around the globe. Is this overvalued? Is this undervalued? Ashu’s vision is not clouded by local factors. He can take an aerial view on each of these issues

Ashu has also been the CEO at Northbridge Capital Ltd (Member, National Stock Exchange & OTC Exchange of India ), an institutional broker and equities research house. Nortbridge Capital Ltd was listed for 3 continuous years in the “Who’s Who in Asian Equities”, a widely followed benchmark used by institutional investors for selecting quality brokerage houses in Asian countries.

Before returning to India in 1996, Ashu was Manager-International Taxes and Special Projects at Continental Grain Company, the world’s fourth largest private company and the second largest commodities and commodities options trader (and a member at the Chicago Board of Trade) headquartered in New York He has also worked as a Tax Policy Analyst with the Office of Tax Policy, New York City Department of Finance in New York .

Ashu is a Certified Public Accountant certified in the State of Maryland, USA. He holds an M.B.A from Bernard M. Baruch College, City University of New York , New York . He also holds a B.B.A.(Summa Cum Laude) in Finance & Investments from Bernard M. Baruch College , City University of New York, New York. His specializations include Economics and Options&Futures. He is the recipient of the “Baruch College Alumni Scholarship” and has been listed in the “Who’s Who on the Dean’s List”Bottom of Form

Ashu can be reached at ashu@ashudutt.com