Vinayak Savanur is North Karnataka’s first Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) and SEBI Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) with over 13 years of experience in the primary and secondary markets. A master’s degree holder in finance, he has helped more than 100 families secure their financial futures through simple and disciplined investing principles. A guest columnist at Moneycontrol, Vinayak has also been featured in Mint, Times of India, Deccan Herald, Vijayavani, and Digvijay 24x7 News Channel. His mission is to make investing in private and unlisted companies accessible, ethical, and empowering for every aspiring investor.