Qualifications, certifications and registration details, set out plainly so you can check them for yourself before you invest.
The formal education and NISM certifications behind the guidance Ritesh Kumar gives every client.
NISM
Post Graduate Diploma in Management (Securities Markets) from the National Institute of Securities Markets (NISM), an institution established by SEBI. The programme covers portfolio management, derivatives, the regulatory framework and securities analysis.
2022–2024 View certificate
Investment Adviser (Level 1)
Level 1 of a two-part NISM certification on personal finance: financial planning, investment products, insurance, retirement, taxation and the regulatory framework.
Passed August 2023 View certificate
Investment Adviser (Level 2)
Level 2 builds on Level 1 with comprehensive financial planning, asset allocation, behavioural finance and matching products to each person’s needs.
Passed January 2024 View certificate
IGNOU
Bachelor of Commerce from Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), a central university: a foundation in accounting, business and finance.
2018–2021 View certificate
IICA
Registered in the Independent Director’s Databank maintained by the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA) under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, for professionals who may be appointed as independent directors of Indian companies. Valid from 9 April 2025 for life.
Reg. no. IDDB-NR-202504-071186, since April 2025 View certificate
The National Institute of Securities Markets (NISM) is an educational institution established by SEBI. Its certification examinations set the knowledge standard for people who work in India’s securities markets, and they are renewed periodically so that knowledge stays current. A qualification shows knowledge; it is not a registration. Registration details are listed separately below.
Also: NISM certifications in mutual fund distribution, research analysis, equity derivatives, merchant banking, securities operations and securities markets foundation · Alumnus of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV). See all certificates
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NISM certificates are valid for a fixed period and are renewed through NISM’s continuing professional education. Each card shows the date the examination was passed.
Good practice for every investor: confirm registrations on official websites before you invest, with us or with anyone else.
AMFI Registered Mutual Fund Distributor
Open the AMFI website’s “Locate a Distributor” tool (opens in a new tab) and search for ARN-295056. The name and validity date shown there should match the details above.
If something goes wrong, raise it with the fund house first, then on SEBI SCORES (opens in a new tab) and SMART ODR (opens in a new tab). Your rights as a mutual fund investor are set out in the SEBI investor charter for mutual funds (PDF) (opens in a new tab).
From a first step into finance in 2016 to founding ProsperEdge Financial Services, built on formal training at every step.
Based in At Mohanpur, Block Hiranpur, District Pakur, Jharkhand – 816107, meeting clients in person, online and by phone, across India and with NRIs abroad.
Read the full story on our About pageTook the first step into finance and began I.Com (Intermediate in Commerce).
Completed a Bachelor of Commerce at Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU).
Completed the Post Graduate Diploma in Management (Securities Markets) at the National Institute of Securities Markets (NISM), an institution established by SEBI, and cleared NISM certification examinations including Series X-A and X-B.
Incorporated in April 2024 under the Companies Act, 2013 and registered with AMFI as a mutual fund distributor (ARN-295056).
Registered in the Independent Director’s Databank of the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA), Ministry of Corporate Affairs (Reg. no. IDDB-NR-202504-071186).
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