About
A boutique consulting firm that guides financial institutions ranging from global hedge funds to family offices.
Founded by Puneet Rastogi, Doctor of Optometry, The Practical Contrarian’s mission is to empower financial institutions by delivering customized investment solutions and proprietary technical analysis to your firm’s portfolio, and ongoing guidance based on our evaluation of the markets. Our team is here to provide a unique perspective to ultimately help you win in the end.
Trained by a Wall Street legend, Puneet Rastogi is a renowned investor and financier, recognized for his strategic insights in the financial sector. With a career spanning over two decades, he has made significant contributions to both Wall Street and international markets, earning accolades for his innovative investment approaches.
Beyond his financial expertise, Puneet is also a committed philanthropist, actively supporting various educational and environmental causes globally.
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Being a Successful Institutional Investor: The Magic of the Scientific Method
We take an approach aimed at listening, learning and adapting with the times because every scenario for an investor operating on a large scale (hedge fund, private equity firm, etc.) will be different based on their particular goals, existing portfolio along with the capital in reserves that can be deployed in strategic ways and at the right times.
Investing in Real Estate vs The Markets: How to Choose
As a boutique financial consulting firm that guides institutional investors around the world, one of the main questions we often get is about choosing between investing in real estate vs stocks, and the short answer to this question is to choose both.
3 Common Issues Hedge Funds Face and How to Solve Them
Running a successful hedge fund requires a laser focus with a comprehensive set of skills not only to prosper but to outperform the competition, and these skills include maintaining regulatory compliance, raising capital, communicating with investors, building out the technology, managing large teams – and all this while navigating the markets and striving to outperform for your investors.


