Dhiraj Relli

MD & CEO, HDFC Securities

With a career spanning over two decades, Relli brings to the table a wealth of experience in banking, wealth management and financial services. Previously, he has worked with ICICI Bank and Centurion ...

With a career spanning over two decades, Relli brings to the table a wealth of experience in banking, wealth management and financial services. Previously, he has worked with ICICI Bank and Centurion Bank of Punjab. Relli is a qualified chartered accountant and has also studied at the prestigious Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore.

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Stories by the author

• Oil spikes, markets swoon. Now what? A disciplined approach to the West Asia crisis

  
  28 Mar 2026 11:17 AM IST
• Defence, self-reliance, and budgetary priorities: Sectoral opportunities in a shifting strategic landscape

  
  24 Jan 2026 11:13 AM IST
• 2025 is the year retail investing matured: Key shifts and the road ahead

  
  27 Dec 2025 11:27 AM IST
• From data to action: How AI is transforming investment management and empowering investors

  
  20 Sep 2025 01:08 PM IST
• The rise of ETFs in India: Why Gen Z is saying no to fees

  
  02 Jun 2025 12:30 PM IST
• Why you should invest in India now: The new investment friendliness index is a game changer

  
  31 Mar 2025 11:15 AM IST
• A CEO’s perspective: India must get rich before it gets old

  
  02 Feb 2025 12:18 PM IST
• Substantial weakness in Nifty a buy opportunity, 3 global headwinds to watch out

  
  13 Jan 2025 10:46 AM IST
• Mutual fund SIP investments can hit Rs 1 trillion mark by 2030. Here’s why

  
  30 Nov 2024 10:15 AM IST
• 6 things to consider if you are approaching wealth accumulation goals

  
  24 Nov 2023 11:53 AM IST
• Growth versus interest rate dilemma decoded

  
  05 Jul 2023 12:43 PM IST
• Union Budget 2023: Consolidation exercise from FM; top 10 takeaways

  
  02 Feb 2023 09:42 AM IST
• The state of the Indian economy: 2022 Roundup

  
  07 Jan 2023 09:52 AM IST
• Financial freedom for your golden days; 4 benefits of NPS scheme

  
  01 Oct 2022 01:47 PM IST
• What the rate hike environment means for the Indian stock market

  
  12 Jul 2022 11:21 AM IST
• $83 bn in FY22: FDI will play a significant role in India’s future economic development

  
  26 Jun 2022 01:48 PM IST
• Russia-Ukraine war throwing up opportunities for investors in 4 sectors

  
  20 Mar 2022 01:41 PM IST
• Is this the era of the retail investor?

  
  24 Oct 2021 01:07 PM IST
• What Covid taught me to do with my money as a stock investor

  
  24 Jun 2021 07:17 PM IST
• Is gold losing its lustre as a hedge asset?

  
  04 May 2021 05:31 PM IST
• What steps can make Budget 2021 a path-breaking one?

  
  25 Jan 2021 11:43 AM IST
• Dichotomy between markets and economy… can you still benefit?

  
  22 Jun 2020 12:26 PM IST
• Create conditions for more risk capital, and the rest will follow

  
  15 Apr 2020 02:46 PM IST
• If you’re in FM’s shoes, this is how trapped you would feel this Budget

  
  30 Jan 2020 11:36 AM IST
• How to use a sluggish market to build your equity portfolio

  
  13 Nov 2019 01:04 PM IST
• Uncertain market? Leverage it to build a solid equity portfolio

  
  04 Nov 2019 11:04 AM IST
• Taxing buybacks at 20% to close loophole to avoid DDT

  
  05 Jul 2019 04:02 PM IST
• 15 Budget steps that can enthuse markets & 3 that can dismay them

  
  03 Jul 2019 04:41 PM IST
• Zee, IL&FS, DHFL, RCom...: How rating agencies have let us down repeatedly

  
  08 May 2019 12:53 PM IST
• Have asset quality woes really bottomed out for our banks?

  
  01 Mar 2019 01:58 PM IST
• 6 lessons learnt the hard way in a tough equity market in 2018

  
  03 Jan 2019 01:32 PM IST
• When to sell a stock? Often, the answer is there for you to see

  
  07 Dec 2018 11:46 AM IST
• How fear destroys your wealth when the market is in turmoil

  
  02 Nov 2018 03:03 PM IST
• Is the current market rally ignoring earnings trend?

  
  01 Aug 2018 12:46 PM IST
• Earnings to economic growth, crude surge has a shock for all

  
  25 May 2018 03:30 PM IST
• Eyeing IPOs this season? Take note of what is going on there

  
  14 May 2018 01:06 PM IST
• Do monsoon rains really matter to economy and market

  
  12 Apr 2018 01:35 PM IST
• How to turn capital guzzler PSU banks into capital contributors

  
  07 Mar 2018 02:32 PM IST
• This time it’s different (but some things won’t change); here’s why

  
  31 Jan 2018 12:01 PM IST
• Affordable Housing: An attractive trigger for all-round growth

  
  14 Dec 2017 01:41 PM IST
• Markets are changing: Investors must shape up or simply ship out

  
  08 Nov 2017 01:36 PM IST
• Mind the macros: How rupee moves, inflation affect stocks

  
  03 Oct 2017 12:17 PM IST
• Nifty may be overvalued, but your stock portfolio may not

  
  19 Sep 2017 01:50 PM IST
• How your friend made a lot of money in stocks & you didn't

  
  16 Aug 2017 12:57 PM IST
• Want to click in stock market? Master the art of forecasting

  
  12 Jul 2017 01:34 PM IST
• The distance between risk & loss is your ability to deal with volatility

  
  12 Jun 2017 11:03 AM IST
• A 10-point checklist to lower risk of loss in your stock investment

  
  11 May 2017 11:27 AM IST
• Sovereign rating upgrade overdue for India; can be big trigger for market

  
  21 Apr 2017 03:50 PM IST