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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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Family Office Consulting Services: What’s the Value?
Family offices inherently operate in a bubble and one they’ve created with much success, however what we’ve seen over the years is how operating in such bubbles can many times inhibit the success/growth of family offices, so we wanted to drop this blog post. First and...
What is a Family Office Consultant? Our Feedback
Unlike conventional financial institutions, family offices are a unique animal where the main focus is to preserve generational wealth in the smartest, most strategic ways that allow the legacy to live on, and many times it’s helpful for family offices to bring in...
Why Would Apple’s CEO Tim Cook Sell 13% of His Stock for $88 Million?
At the Practical Contrarian we are always watching the markets and when Tim Cook sold 13% of his Apple stock for $88 million ($42M after taxes) we noticed a lot of questions buzzing on Reddit, Twitter and the internet in general. So why did Tim Cook sell a portion of...


