Expanding beyond India: How Indian investors can access global markets
About this Live Session
For many Indian investors, building wealth has traditionally meant investing only in domestic markets. However, global investing offers access to some of the world's largest companies, fast-growing industries, and opportunities that may not be available in India. Adding international exposure can also help diversify your portfolio and reduce concentration risk.
In this session, we will explore how Indian investors can access global markets and the different ways to invest internationally. We will also discuss the practical aspects of global investing, including regulations, taxation, currency considerations, and portfolio allocation.
The session is designed to help investors understand how global investing works and how international investments can complement an India-focused portfolio.
Key Agenda
• Why global investing is becoming an important part of portfolio construction
• Different ways Indian investors can access global markets
• Understanding global stocks, ETFs, and international funds
• Key considerations including regulations, taxation, and currency exposure
• How to determine the right allocation between Indian and global investments
• Common mistakes to avoid when investing internationally
• Building a diversified portfolio with both Indian and global assets
Speakers
Akash Gupta is the Director of Marketing & Growth at Vested Finance, where he leads initiatives that have contributed to nearly a 10x increase in AUM. He also works closely with India’s wealth managers and IFA ecosystem to expand access to global investing solutions. With over a decade of experience in fintech and performance marketing, he specialises in building scalable acquisition engines and partner-led growth models for financial products.
Parth Parikh leads content, growth, and community initiatives at Vested, where he helps Indian investors understand and access global markets. His work focuses on US equities, ETFs, global mutual funds, and private market opportunities, with an emphasis on simplifying complex financial concepts into practical insights.
Prior to Vested, he worked at Finsire in the secured-lending and financial infrastructure space, and earlier spent several years at FinShiksha teaching finance and designing structured, application-oriented learning programs. He is a regular contributor to Indian Express and Financial Express, and has conducted training sessions for institutions including Kotak Securities, Motilal Oswal, Nippon Mutual Fund, JPMC, CRISIL, and leading IIMs and IITs.