Dhan Investsmart is a Financial Planning and Investment advisory firm which was founded in April 1994 by Dhanapal S Pachai. He is an ex-banker in SBI and was posted abroad, in Kuwait from 1983-86. He assisted NRIs in channelizing investments in India.Then he left SBI to start his own firm in 1994 which focused on helping NRIs/Residents in buying and selling shares in Indian Stock Market. In 1995, the firm started marketing of Mutual Fund schemes. Mr.Dhanapal believes in long term investing.Today, the firm manages the portfolio of HNIs from Delhi, Chennai, Bangalore and Mumbai. The firm's AUM is 25 crores and as of 2015 it manages the investment of 500 clients and 300 families.