SEBI-Registered RIAs · Kerala

Find SEBI-Registered, Fee-Only Financial Advisors in Kerala

Our Kochi page lists 7 SEBI-registered, fee-only advisers. This page brings them together for anyone in Kerala — advisers who are paid by you, never by product commissions.

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iThis chart assumes a 1% annual trail commission on the total portfolio value — a common rate in the industry. Over a 10-year horizon with ₹50L starting corpus and ₹12L added each year, this compounds to a significant sum.

This is not about discouraging distributor relationships — it's about helping you understand the value behind what you pay, so you can have confident, informed conversations with your advisor about the quality of advice you receive in return.

₹50L corpus · +₹12L/yr · 10 year horizon · 12% growth

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Final corpus
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— Kerala Coverage

Our Kerala coverage starts with Kochi.

The Kochi page has full adviser profiles and local planning notes. If you live elsewhere in Kerala, you can still use Foliyo — most advice happens over video and phone.

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Kochi →

7 advisers listed. Kochi households are often planning around Gulf income, family property, gold and retirement back in Kerala.

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Elsewhere in Kerala

SEBI's register also lists investment advisers with addresses in Palakkad, Thrissur, Kozhikode, Kottayam and Thiruvananthapuram. We don't have pages for those cities yet; you can still be matched through Foliyo.

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Gulf-linked families

When an earner in the Gulf slows down, stops or comes home, bank accounts, tax residency, cash flow and asset allocation all need to be revisited together. A fee-only adviser can plan that transition without a product sale attached.

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Property, gold and chit funds

Land, gold and chits are familiar ways to save in Kerala. A plan should show how much of each is enough, what needs to become liquid for income or education, and whether a chit is helping your cash flow or delaying a better savings plan.

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Investment advisers with a Kerala address on SEBI's register (11 Oct 2026)
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Of them with a Kochi or Ernakulam address
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Listed on our Kochi page
— Advisor Directory

SEBI-registered, fee-only financial advisors listed for Kerala.

All 7 advisers listed on our Kochi page, with their SEBI registration numbers. Full profiles are on the Kochi page.

Some listed advisors may not currently be accepting Foliyo introductions.

SEBI registration details of advisers listed for Kerala
AdviserSEBI registration no.Firm / websiteListed onFee modelMinimum
Balachandran Raman ViswanathanINA000021757viswaram.comKochi——
Maxie JoseINA200001231Affluenz Wealth AdvisorsKochi——
Satish Rajan NINA200002189satishrajan.comKochi——
Thamarapallil Abraham JosephINA000018115—Kochi——
Finvin Financial PlannersINA000015534finvin.inKochi——
Geojit Financial ServicesINA200002817geojit.comKochi——
Vasupradah Investment Advisory ServicesINA000020059vasupradah.comKochi——

A dash means the information is not stated here; ask each adviser for the fee schedule and any minimum in writing. SEBI registration links open SEBI's register of investment advisers, where you can search by registration number.

Checked against SEBI's register on 11 Oct 2026.

Verify any advisor's registration status on SEBI's Intermediary Portal ↗ before engaging. Foliyo AI is a matching platform — we are not a registered investment adviser.

— Choosing Well

How to pick a fee-only adviser in Kerala.

Four checks before you sign an advisory agreement — whichever adviser you choose, on Foliyo or elsewhere.

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Look up the registration yourself

Every SEBI-registered investment adviser has a registration number starting with INA. Search for it, or the adviser's name, on SEBI's register of investment advisers. Some advisers are registered under a firm name, so the name on the register may differ from the person you meet.

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Get "fee-only" in writing

Ask the adviser to confirm in the advisory agreement that they take no commission on anything they recommend. Someone who sells mutual funds for a commission usually holds an AMFI registration number (ARN) instead — that is a distributor, not an investment adviser.

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Know what the fee is charged on

Fees are either a fixed amount for a plan or a year of advice, or a percentage of the assets the adviser actively advises on. Make sure a percentage fee is charged only on the advised portfolio, not on land, gold or a family house the adviser will never manage. SEBI requires the fee to be set out in the written agreement.

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Test fit on the intro call

Ask how the adviser would handle your situation — a return from the Gulf, ancestral property, a parent's pension, a child's education abroad. If you would rather discuss money in Malayalam, ask about that too. A good adviser explains trade-offs plainly and does not push you to decide on the first call.

— Free Guides

Before you meet an advisor in Kerala, read these.

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— Common Questions

Questions Kerala families ask before choosing an advisor.

Which Foliyo page covers Kerala?
Our Kochi page, which lists 7 SEBI-registered, fee-only advisers with full profiles. This page brings them into one table for anyone in Kerala.

If you live in Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikode, Thrissur or anywhere else in the state, you can still use Foliyo. Most fee-only advisers work with clients across India by video and phone.
Does my adviser have to be based in my city?
No. A SEBI investment adviser registration is valid across India, so an adviser in Kochi can advise a family in Kozhikode, and an adviser in another state can advise a family in Kerala. What matters more is experience with situations like yours — Gulf income, a return to India, family property — and how often you will review the plan.
How do I check a Kerala adviser's SEBI registration?
Every SEBI-registered investment adviser has a registration number that starts with INA. Search for it, or the adviser's name, on SEBI's register of investment advisers on sebi.gov.in. We checked all 7 numbers on this page against that register on 11 Oct 2026.

Some advisers are registered under a firm name or as a proprietor of a firm, so the name on the register may not match the name you know. If in doubt, ask the adviser which entity holds the registration.
I'm returning to Kerala from the Gulf. What should a fee-only adviser help me with first?
Start with status and cash flow, not products. Once you become resident again, your NRE and NRO accounts and mutual fund folios need to be updated, and for a period you may be taxed as "resident but not ordinarily resident", which changes how foreign income is treated — confirm that with a tax professional.

Then the adviser can work out how long your savings must support the family, what the Gulf income was paying for, and how to turn a lump sum into steady income without locking it all into property or long insurance policies.
What do fee-only advisers in Kerala charge?
Fee-only advisers bill you directly, usually in one of two ways:
  • a fixed fee for a plan or a year of advice, typically between ₹20,000 and ₹1,00,000 depending on scope
  • 0.5% to 1% a year on the assets the adviser actively monitors and rebalances
Ask what the fee is charged on: land, gold and a family home are part of the plan but are not managed assets. SEBI requires the fee and the services to be written into the advisory agreement before you pay.
Is my bank relationship manager a fee-only adviser?
Usually not. Bank relationship managers and agents who sell mutual funds typically hold an AMFI registration number (ARN), which lets them earn commissions from the products they sell. Insurance agents are paid by the insurer. A fee-only investment adviser is registered with SEBI, is paid only by you, and takes no commission on what it recommends.
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