About Ajit Dayal

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Ajit has over 36 years of experience in the Indian capital markets including 7 years of experience in the international stock market as an analyst and a portfolio manager. Voted # 1 Indian Equity Analyst by “Asia Money” in 1993 and 1994. Voted to All-Star Asian Team by “Institutional Investor” in 1994. Ajit was born in 1960. While studying for his MBA at University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill in 1981, Ajit had the urge to ‘go back to India and do something for my country’. Realizing the need for foreign capital to help kick-start a sleepy, socialist economy Ajit championed the case for allowing Foreign Investors into the Indian stock markets. In 1990 he founded Quantum with a goal to help the Indian financial markets move from a lower level of orbit to a higher level of orbit – and to ensure that investors (foreign and local) were able to participate in the profits from such economic growth. Having been burnt by investments in companies run by crony capitalists in the early 1990’s Ajit pioneered the introduction of a proprietary Integrity Screen in 1996 to sift out the Indian equivalents of Enron, WorldCom, Yukos, and Wirecard from client portfolios. The partnership from 1997 to 2004 with Tom Hansberger, - co-founder of Templeton, Galbraith & Hansberger - and his 4 years as the Lead Manager for the Vanguard International Value Fund gave structure to Ajit’s evolving desires to build a ‘respected investment institution’ which has resulted in the evolution of Quantum Advisors as one of the most respected investment firms in the business that happens to focus on India and happens to be based in India. Ajit has authored over 100 articles to inform, educate and guide investors on why and how sensible, patient long term capital can enjoy the benefits of India’s continued economic growth – without taking undue risks.

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  • Economic Times
    If you do not treat me well as an investor, i do not care what the macro story is for india: ajit dayal, quantum advisors
    23/04/2024

    Ajit Dayal, Founder, Quantum Advisors, asks: “Should you be in smallcap funds? Of course. Should you have 40%, 50%, 60% in your smallcap funds? Probably not.

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  • Business Today
    Quantum Advisors' Ajit Dayal's Advice Will Help You With Future Investments!
    26/10/2023

    As stock markets hover near all-time highs, do you still have opportunities to invest and create wealth, or is over-valuation setting in, and it is time to be cautious?

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  • Business Today
    Market Masters Live With Top Market Guru Ajit Dayal
    23/10/2023

    As stock markets hover near all-time highs, do you still have opportunities to invest and create wealth, or is over-valuation setting in, and it is time to be cautious?

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  • Economic Times
    Like in Russia & China, strong governments who think too much of themselves are dangers to stock market returns:Ajit Dayal
    06/10/2023

    Ajit Dayal, Founder, Quantum Advisors, says “unlike China, India has a one-to-one correlation between stock market returns and GDP.

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Ajit Dayal & Shriram Subramanian On ICICI Securities Delisting | Profit Insights

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High Exposure To Smallcaps Should Be Avoided: Ajit Dayal On Market

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