I wanted to understand money. Then I wanted to help people understand theirs.
I’m Abhishek Singh, the person behind TROUGH. As a commerce student, I was always drawn to money and economics: how financial decisions shape our lives, and how we can make those decisions more thoughtfully.
In 2024, I completed my BIM (B.Com in Investment and Management). That July, I began my career at a wealth management firm, starting as a trainee and progressing to a financial consultant. Working in finance deepened my curiosity. Learning became about more than exams—it became about understanding the choices people make with their savings, investments and future.
Along the way, I cleared NISM Series V and began an MBA in Finance at NMIMS in 2025. The more I learned, the more I wanted to explore—and explain.
A comfortable career gave me a choice. I chose to build.
I could see a path towards another role and a bigger salary. But I kept coming back to something I wanted to create myself: a business centred on helping people understand and plan their money.
That ambition led to TROUGH. Today, it brings together plain-language articles, financial calculators and a place to ask questions. My aim is to help readers understand the assumptions, weigh the trade-offs and ask better questions about their own money.
I’m still learning, still building, and sharing that journey here.