About FinanceRead.in
Helping Indians Make Better Financial Decisions
FinanceRead.in simplifies personal finance through practical guides,
free financial calculators, and research-backed articles on taxation,
investing, budgeting, and retirement planning.
- ✔ 100+ Finance Articles
✔ 15+ Free Calculators
✔ Updated for Latest Indian Tax & Investment Rules
Shaikh Farooque Akhtar
Founder & Editor
FinanceRead.in
MBA | CFA
Our Story
FinanceRead.in was founded by Shaikh Farooque Akhtar with a simple belief:
Everyone deserves access to clear, honest, and practical financial education.
Many finance websites overwhelm readers with technical jargon or focus heavily on selling financial products. FinanceRead takes a different approach by explaining financial concepts in plain English with real-world examples that ordinary Indians can understand and apply.
Our Mission
Our mission is to empower every Indian—from beginners to experienced investors—with trustworthy financial education.
We aim to help readers:
- Build healthy money habits
- Understand taxation and government schemes
- Make informed investment decisions
- Plan for retirement confidently
- Improve financial literacy through practical learning
What We Cover
FinanceRead publishes educational content across a wide range of personal finance topics, including:
- Personal Finance
- Income Tax & Tax Planning
- Investment Strategies
- Mutual Funds & SIPs
- Stock Market Basics
- Retirement Planning
- Budgeting & Saving
- Financial Planning
- Business & Corporate Finance
- Free Financial Calculators
We also develop free financial calculators that help readers perform accurate financial calculations without storing personal information.
Why Trust FinanceRead
Every article published on FinanceRead follows these principles:
- Information is researched using reliable public sources.
- Financial calculations are verified before publication.
- Articles are reviewed and updated whenever tax rules, regulations, or financial policies change.
- Complex financial topics are explained using practical examples rather than unnecessary technical language.
- Wherever appropriate, we cite official sources such as the Income Tax Department, RBI, SEBI, AMFI, and other government or regulatory organizations.
Our objective is education—not selling financial products.
Meet the Founder
Shaikh Farooque Akhtar
MBA | CFA | Founder & Editor, FinanceRead.in
Shaikh Farooque Akhtar has over 18 years of professional experience in human resources, compliance, payroll administration, and financial planning. He holds an MBA and a CFA qualification and combines academic knowledge with practical business experience.
Through FinanceRead, he shares educational content on taxation, investing, budgeting, retirement planning, and wealth creation to help readers make informed financial decisions.
Connect with Farooque
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shaikh-farooque-akhtar/
- About the Founder: https://financeread.in/about-us/
Editorial & Review Team
Shaikh Farooque Akhtar
Founder, Editor & Content Creator
Responsible for content planning, research, writing, editing, and publication.
Sk Waseem
Financial Content Reviewer (MBA Finance, B.Com Honours)
Sk Waseem is a finance professional with over eight years of post-qualification experience as a Financial Accountant in the private sector. He reviews finance and investment-related content to improve factual accuracy, clarity, and practical usefulness before publication, where appropriate.
Editorial Standards
FinanceRead follows a transparent editorial process.
Our commitment includes:
- Independent and unbiased educational content
- Regular updates when laws or regulations change
- Clear distinction between editorial content and advertising
- Honest disclosure of affiliate relationships
- Correction of factual errors whenever identified
Our goal is to build long-term trust with readers through accuracy, transparency, and educational value.
Learn more about how we research, review, and update our content by reading our Editorial Policy.
Our Promise
We believe personal finance education should remain simple, transparent, and accessible.
We promise:
- Free financial calculators
- Honest and unbiased educational content
- Transparent affiliate disclosures
- No personalised investment advice
- Encouragement to consult qualified professionals for individual financial decisions
Contact Us
If you have suggestions, corrections, partnership enquiries, or feedback, we’d love to hear from you.
Visit our Contact page:
Thank you for trusting FinanceRead as your partner in financial learning.
FinanceRead.in was started by Farooque Akhtar, a finance educator who believes good investing should be simple, transparent, and free of jargon.
Connect on LinkedIn → linkedin.com/in/shaikh-farooque-akhtar
Our mission
Give every Indian investor—beginner or seasoned—the tools, calculators, and plain-English articles they need to make smarter money decisions without stress.
What we do
Publish practical, example-driven articles on valuation, risk, capital budgeting, working capital, M&A and global finance.
Offer free, no-data-stored financial calculators (Tax Shield, ROCE and more).
Run bite-sized courses that turn complex theory into step-by-step action.
Why read us
Educators, not salespeople, create our content; every number is double-checked, and financial topics are reviewed for accuracy and clarity wherever required. We link to source documents and update posts when rules or markets change.
Community impact
Millions of Indians search for money help online every day. By sharing real-life examples and diverse viewpoints, we aim to widen the reach of honest, transparent financial reporting.
Three promises
No pay-walled calculators.
No hidden affiliate plugs.
No personalised advice—if you need it, we’ll tell you to speak to a licensed professional.
Founder Bio – Farooque Akhtar
Former finance lecturer, self-taught investor, and spreadsheet enthusiast.
LinkedIn | Email
Editorial & Review Team
Shaikh Farooque Akhtar
Founder & Content Creator
Founder Bio Shaikh Farooque Akhtar
Former finance lecturer, self-taught investor, spreadsheet geek.
LinkedIn | Email
Sk Waseem
Financial Content Reviewer (MBA Finance, B.Com Hons.)
Sk Waseem is a finance professional with over 8 years of post-qualification experience working as a Financial Accountant in a private company. He reviews financial and investment-related content to ensure accuracy, clarity, and practical relevance.
Editorial & Disclaimer
We follow the code set out in our Disclaimer and Privacy Policy.
Feel free to reuse our public calculators; articles may be quoted with attribution and a link back.