2: 002 - Vishal Kapoor, CEO of IDFC Asset Management Company Ltd. (Part 01)

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“Investment is all about having financial products - whether growth-oriented or stability-oriented - and allowing them to power your goals while also providing some cushioning against market fluctuations.”
Vishal Kapoor, CEO of IDFC Asset Management Company Limited, wants every Indian to get wise about investing, secure their financial future, and accomplish their goals. He claims that good investments can become important safety nets in the long term.
He says, “prices of goods and commodities keep rising...growth assets like equities can actually help you beat inflation, maybe even give you a chance to really become rich over time.”

In the first of this special two-part series on Moneywise, Vishal Kapoor explains the benefits of investment, the advantages of starting early, the risks that investors face, and the most common mistakes we are prone to making as investors.