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Wealth & Family Offices

Reyaan Merchant

Correspondent, Wealth & Family Offices

Private capital is most revealing in how it is preserved and deployed.

Reyaan Merchant covers private capital, family offices, wealth preservation, philanthropy and the structures behind long-term ownership.

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About Reyaan Merchant

Reyaan Merchant is the editorial identity for Metropolitan India’s Wealth & Family Offices coverage. Stories under this name examine how private capital is structured, preserved and deployed across operating businesses, investment portfolios, philanthropy and succession. The desk does not provide personalised investment advice and should rely on public documents, named sources and qualified professionals for technical claims. Reporting and editing remain governed by Metropolitan India’s editorial standards.

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Editorial identity disclosureThis is an editorial pen name used by Metropolitan India. Stories published under this identity are commissioned, sourced, fact-checked and edited under the publication’s editorial standards.

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Stories by Reyaan Merchant

Markets & Wealth

Here’s Your Step-by-Step Guide to Getting a Business Loan

It can be difficult to get a business loan when you’re just starting, anyway. But a loan could open many doors for your business – you…

Oct 4, 2023

Markets & Wealth

How to Choose the Right Lender for a Personal Loan

A personal loan can provide the necessary funds for a significant purchase, debt consolidation, home improvement, education expenses or unexpected medical bills. Nevertheless, it could be…

Oct 3, 2023

Markets & Wealth

Why You Should Keep Your Business and Personal Credit Separa

The truth is that you need to do it if you want your business to succeed. Separating your business finances from your finances can also help…

Sep 21, 2023

Markets & Wealth

How to Save Money on Rental Car Insurance Without Compromisi

It’s like unlocking the door to freedom and adventure! But before you hit the open road, there’s an important decision to make – rental car insurance.…

Sep 21, 2023

Markets & Wealth

The Merits of Snowball vs. Avalanch

Whether it’s accumulated through student loans, credit cards, or unforeseen emergencies, debt can feel like a mountain that’s impossible to climb. However, with the right strategies…

Sep 16, 2023

Markets & Wealth

Savings and Loans Crisis Was ‘the B

For many, the memory of it is still fresh. Less widely known is the savings and loan crisis of the 1980s and 1990s, a financial catastrophe…

Sep 16, 2023

Markets & Wealth

Rate of wage growth matching inflation

The latest employment data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) Main Points: Wages, excluding the effects of bonuses, were up 7.8% compared to the same…

Sep 15, 2023

Markets & Wealth

US inflation rises to 3.7% – will the Fed hike rates?

US inflation rose to 3.7% in August, driven by a sharp increase in energy prices and higher costs for rent. The US inflation rate was 3.7%…

Sep 15, 2023

Markets & Wealth

Bitcoin’s big boom has yet to begin

As long-time readers will know, I have been encouraging readers to buy bitcoin since 2013. I continue to do so. Everybody should own some bitcoin. Its…

Sep 15, 2023

Markets & Wealth

To Get Smarter Financially, It Helps To Think In Extremes

If you want to get smarter financially, it helps to think in extremes. Thinking in extremes makes financial concepts easier to understand. Since 2009, I've been…

Sep 15, 2023