Vinod Bhat is the author of the book ‘The Financial Independence Marathon’ published by Penguin India in 2023. The book is a simple, entertaining, and actionable guide for taking the right investment decisions with a goal of achieving financial independence.
Vinod has more than fifteen years of experience in the financial services industry and is currently working as a senior vice president and portfolio manager at Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC Ltd in Mumbai.
He has an MBA in finance from the Wharton School, USA and a BTech in mechanical engineering from IIT Bombay. He is also a chartered financial analyst (CFA) charter holder.
As part of his work, Vinod has been writing, speaking and preparing videos on various topics, including investments, the current state of markets and future outlook, and mutual funds, for the past four years. His audience has been retail investors, high-net-worth individuals, independent financial advisers and mutual fund distributors, among others. He has conducted more than 450 sessions with them so far.
Vinod is also a long-distance runner and has completed numerous full and half marathons.
