Edelweiss Mutual Fund CEO Radhika Gupta urged investors to savour life and ‘invest’ in joyous moments in a heartfelt social media post. The CEO and MD of Edelweiss Asset Management explained that while her job was “to sell SIPs”, life was much more than a race for money and strong portfolios. The post has struck a resonant chord with many on social media — prompting an outpouring of appreciative messages.
“I started my journey with a dream, Today my heart is filled with a little happiness. The sweetness of hard work is something else,” she wrote in Hindi.
‘Save, but also spend’
Gupta stressed the need to enjoy life and urged everyone to save as well as spend on things that gave them joy. Gupta had joined Edelweiss as business head of multi-strategy funds — donning numerous hats over the years. She is India’s only female head of a major asset manager and also set up the country’s first domestic hedge fund.
My job is to sell SIPs, but I always tell everyone – young and old – to take the time to enjoy the fruits of your hard work. Save, but also spend, on things that give you joy, because it makes the journey worth it,” she wrote on X.
“At the end of the day, life is not a race of who has the highest NAV of most rupees, but who has lived most joyfully. The middle path exists, and it is good one,” she urged.
‘The journey matters just as much’
The post has since prompted many on social media to share their own philosophy for life.
“It’s easy to get caught up in saving and planning, but you’re right, enjoying the journey matters just as much. Finding that balance makes life richer,” noted one user.
“Spending is like Sugar: Craving and addiction. Savings and investment are totally opposite. In pursuit of finding balance, we tend to spend more and yet won’t be able to achieve that middle path cos of rising prices, education cost, etc. Ideal is to spend less than what u save and invest,” countered another, somewhat grim, X user.
