About This Book

This book demystifies global investing for Indian residents. It walks you through every step: understanding why international diversification matters, how to legally send money abroad under LRS, choosing the right broker, picking the right instruments, handling taxes, and filing returns.

No jargon, no vague advice—just a clear, step-by-step playbook built from real experience investing globally from India.

This book is about building a reliable global investing engine for Indian investors — one that continues to function even when regulatory limits, fund closures, or market distortions appear.

Book Status

🚧 Work In Progress - Currently writing & refining the further chapters. Targeting to complete by End of June 2026.
📚 Living Document - Updated as regulations and products evolve
🎯 Practical - Real workflows, real tools, real examples

Who This Book Is For

✅ Indian investors who want to diversify beyond Indian markets
✅ Anyone curious about LRS and international brokerage accounts
✅ Investors who want to understand Irish ETFs and why they matter
✅ Those who want to file ITR correctly after global investments
✅ Anyone looking to track global portfolio XIRR alongside domestic holdings

About the Author

Sakthi Priyan H is a technology leader based in Chennai with over 17 years of experience building complex software systems and products. His work has primarily focused on large-scale systems, distributed architectures, and data-intensive platforms.

He has been a long-term investor since 2016 and approaches investing with a disciplined, analytical, and process-driven mindset. Over time, his portfolio evolved from a mix of liquid funds, ELSS, and small-cap investments into a rule-based, passive, globally diversified, multi-asset portfolio focused on asset allocation, tax efficiency, and perpetual rebalancing.

His international investing journey includes exposure through India’s Liberalised Remittance Scheme (LRS) using global ETFs, alongside domestic international funds such as Nasdaq 100 funds.

Sakthi shares his investing framework and practical learnings through the Building Wealth platform, where he publishes educational content for Indian investors including articles, videos, portfolio analysis, tools and learning resources. Through his blog, YouTube channel, presentations, and community discussions (including Reddit), he aims to help Indian investors understand global investing and build long-term wealth with simple, disciplined systems.

This book is an attempt to consolidate the knowledge spread across these places.

Disclaimer

The information presented in this book is based on the author’s personal investing journey, research, and experiences. It is intended solely for educational and informational purposes and should not be considered financial, investment, or tax advice.

Readers should consult a SEBI-registered investment adviser (RIA) and a qualified tax professional before making investment decisions or acting on the information provided in this book. The author assumes no responsibility for any financial decisions made by readers based on this content.

Start Reading

Begin with Chapter 1: Why Beyond India? or jump to any chapter that interests you.

Remember: Global diversification is not about chasing returns abroad—it’s about reducing concentration risk and owning the world’s best businesses.