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We are at the very beginning of a long build. Many courses below are still on the roadmap. Anything marked Live is fully available now and free to use.

L1

Financial Literacy

Free forever. For every Indian.

7 courses
Live15 min

How SIP and compounding actually work

Forget the marketing slogans. Understand why ₹500 a month for 30 years can become ₹17 lakh — and where most people get the math wrong.

Open course
Live15 min

Why 12% is an assumption, not a promise

Where does the famous 12% Indian equity return come from? When has it actually shown up? And why do honest financial planners refuse to plan with it? A patient walk through the data.

Open course
Live15 min

Money basics — vocabulary in plain language

Eight words that gatekeep almost every financial conversation in India — interest, inflation, yield, real vs nominal, risk-free rate, liquidity, EMI, time-value of money. Plain Indian English, with worked examples.

Open course
Planned5 hrs

Banking, credit, and EMIs

How banks really make money, what your credit score does, and how to read an EMI table without being fooled.

Not yet available
Live15 min

Spotting financial frauds in India

Ponzi schemes, fake brokers, UPI scams, "guaranteed return" traps, social-media pump-and-dump — the five faces of Indian financial fraud, the smell test that flags them, and what to do if you have already been hit.

Open course
Planned3 hrs

Filing ITR-1 — step by step

A salaried person's walk-through of ITR-1, with screenshots and worked examples.

Not yet available
Live15 min

Term and health insurance — the bare essentials

How much insurance you actually need, why insurance and investment should never be combined, what the riders mean, and the questions to ask before you buy any policy.

Open course
L2

NISM Certification Tracks

Career-launching certifications, taught right.

6 courses
In progress60 hrs

NISM Series 5A — Mutual Fund Distributors

The foundational certification for anyone advising on or distributing mutual funds in India. Highest demand, fastest path to a career in financial services.

Exam administered by NISM

Open course
Planned40 hrs

NISM Series 22 — Mutual Fund Foundation

A simpler entry point to mutual fund advisory — covers the basics for those new to the industry.

Exam administered by NISM

Not yet available
Planned70 hrs

NISM Series 8 — Equity Derivatives

Futures, options, and the equity derivatives market — required for anyone working as an approved user or sales person on the equity derivatives segment.

Exam administered by NISM

Not yet available
Planned60 hrs

NISM Series 7 — Securities Operations & Risk Management

Back-office, risk, settlement, and operations across capital markets — the backbone of a securities career.

Exam administered by NISM

Not yet available
Planned80 hrs

NISM Series 10A — Investment Adviser Level 1

The first half of the SEBI-mandated qualification for registered investment advisers.

Exam administered by NISM

Not yet available
Planned80 hrs

NISM Series 10B — Investment Adviser Level 2

The second half — case-driven, focused on real client scenarios and portfolio construction.

Exam administered by NISM

Not yet available
L3

Industry Domain Mastery

Going deep where it matters.

4 courses
Planned30 hrs

Mutual funds — a working professional's deep dive

Beyond the NISM syllabus — fund construction, factor exposure, expense drag, tax efficiency, and the realities of distribution in India.

Not yet available
Planned50 hrs

Equity & derivatives mastery

Reading balance sheets, valuing companies, understanding the option chain — practitioner-grade skill.

Not yet available
Planned25 hrs

Personal taxation for portfolios

Capital gains, debt taxation post-Budget 2024, NRI taxation, gifting, and inheritance — what every advisor must know cold.

Not yet available
Planned25 hrs

Retirement & estate planning in India

NPS, EPF, annuities, wills, trusts, succession — the long-tail of personal finance most advisors skim over.

Not yet available
L4

Professional Certifications

CFP and CFA — at last, accessible.

4 courses
Planned250 hrs

CFP® — Certified Financial Planner (FPSB India)

All five FPSB India modules plus the capstone case-study, taught for understanding rather than rote memorisation.

Exam administered by FPSB India

Not yet available
Planned300 hrs

CFA® Level 1

All ten topics, reading-by-reading coverage, with India-context case material where the curriculum is region-agnostic.

Exam administered by CFA Institute

Not yet available
Planned350 hrs

CFA® Level 2

Item-set focused — application-heavy, taught with Indian-market examples wherever the curriculum permits.

Exam administered by CFA Institute

Not yet available
Planned350 hrs

CFA® Level 3

Portfolio-management essay paper — taught with structured frameworks for written response.

Exam administered by CFA Institute

Not yet available