A lot of people told me that I was an idiot to go back to India and start off. People kept telling me that you will come back in 2 years so why don't you just start here in the US. All I had was a belief that I could make it in India, the drive that was necessary and the support of my wife, parents and a few close friends. I was convinced that I would find an audience who would appreciate advice in their interests and the fact that one could build a scalable business by following the simple strategy of 'Honesty is the best Policy'. Thus, MFA was born from my apartment's bedroom.
By 2004, I had around 9+ years of work experience having worked with Tata Consultancy Services and banking and a financial software products company. I was in New York at that time and I realized that it was time for me to do something that I would enjoy doing for the rest of my life and not consider as work. I did a lot of introspection on what I really wanted out of life, and what the purpose of my life was.
The only answer that I could come up with was 'Making a real difference in the lives of people through Financial Planning'. This is because I used to help some of my friends and family members with financial decisions and I really enjoyed the whole process. Since I was already living in the US, my first thought was to start my own practice in New York. However, there was something that struck me and I asked myself "Why not India? Why don't I go back to India and start this off ?" There was no institution offering fee based financial planning in a very structured way and I saw a huge opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of people…So I decided to come back to India and start my fee based financial planning practice.
A lot of people told me that I was an idiot to go back to India and start off. People kept telling me that you will come back in 2 years so why don't you just start here in the US. All I had was a belief that I could make it in India, the drive that was necessary and the support of my wife, parents and a few close friends. I was convinced that I would find an audience who would appreciate advice in their interests and the fact that one could build a scalable business by following the simple strategy of 'Honesty is the best Policy'. Thus, MFA was born from my apartment's bedroom.
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