How a Veteran Investor Built ₹62 Crore Without Gold or Real Estate | Gajendra Kothari | FWS 97 [G5tG2M0ao85]
Join 1% Club's exclusive AI Metal Trading Event: If you’d like professional guidance from a SEBI-registered financial advisor, please fill out this short form - We currently advise portfolios worth ₹1,200+ crore, helping people work towards financial independence. In this episode of the 1% Club Show, we sit down with one of India’s most respected wealth managers, Gajendra Kothari, Founder and MD of Etica Wealth. With over 15 years of experience across multiple market cycles and more than ₹3,500 crores under management, he does not just advise clients, he invests alongside them. From starting his journey with just ₹10,000 in 2010 to building a ₹62 crore personal portfolio, his story is not about shortcuts but about discipline, conviction and compounding done right. In this conversation, Gajendra reveals how the world’s top investors actually think, why volatility is your friend, why most people chase the wrong funds and why being a true contrarian is harder than it sounds. He breaks down his personal asset allocation, his sector rotation strategy, how he selects underperforming fund managers on purpose and why he keeps 15 to 20 percent dry powder ready for market crashes. This is not theory from a textbook. It is battle tested insight from someone who has seen his portfolio fall 25 percent after 10 years of investing and still stayed the course . If you have ever wondered how the top 1 percent build wealth, how compounding turns ₹60 crores into ₹1,000 crores over time or how to think like a global investor while staying grounded, this episode is a masterclass. Not financial advice. Not hype. Just clarity from one of the most successful investors in the country sharing the principles that separate disciplined wealth creators from emotional market participants. — Subscribe: The 1% Club: YouTube: Instagram: LinkedIn: Sharan Hegde: Instagram: LinkedIn: Twitter/X: – Sharan Hegde is a personal finance creator & founder of the 1% Club, simplifying money, markets, and mindset for India’s next generation of wealth builders. – Timeline: 00:00 - Precap 01:20 - Introducing our Guest; Gajendra Kothari 02:18 - Peak into Gajendra’s 62 Cr Portfolio! 04:00 - Why he ignored Gold & Silver- Did he missed the Rally? 04:45 - How he still managed to multiply his Money? 07:00 - Concentration for the win?? Or diversifying is the best bet? 08:52 - Gajendra biggest investment failure! 15:01 - Gajendra Reveals his Portfolio! 17:32 - Why he refuses to buy a House?! With 62 Cr in Assets! 23:33 - The Extent of Gajendra’s Financial Freedom!! 25:42 - How Gajendra can grow richer by just sitting! 26:47 - How he makes TAX work in his favour! (pays Rs.5 to Rs.6 Crore Tax) 32:00 - Sharan Shocked, Gajendra Rocked! 33:00 - His Allocation in Mutual Funds in Percentages. 34:25 - Gajendra’s Simple approach while investing 35:46 - Gold & Silver are in Bubble Territory! What about US Tech? 38:44 - What are the cheapest Sectors rn? 40:29 - How he predicts which Sectors will perform? 46:40 - How to pick the best Funds? 49:20 - Why he bets on worst Fund Managers? 55:01 - How he uses dry powder to boost returns? 01:00:37 - Investing is a Regret Game! 01:03:06 - Where else is his Wealth Invested? 01:09:26 - Revealing which funds he is invested in 01:15:59 - Ending Notes.