MUMBAI: BTVi, India’s premiere English business channel, hosted the biggest wealth creation conversation of 2016 – Women & Wealth with Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, India’s most influential stock market wealth guru and ace investor. Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani, in her capacity as the driving force behind the NGO - People for Change, Balaji Telefilms Jt. MD Ekta Kapoor were a part of the conversation to share their experience in this regard.

The event which was anchored by BTVi executive editor Siddharth Zarabi along with Thomson Reuters presenter Radhika Bajaj brought together women business leaders, young women, aspiring entrepreneurs and women professionals across sectors on a single platform to discuss this topic.

Jhunjhunwala said, “As women and wealth are synonymous, earning wealth by legitimate means holds utmost importance. I would suggest don’t try to time markets and have holding power in investments.”

Irani said, “We need such insightful initiatives for better understanding of investment and wealth. We at People for Change, hope to strengthen women from all financial groups, to take responsible wealth decisions for themselves and their families.”

Kapoor said, “I have been a risk taker myself in my earlier stages of financial planning. Women are management gurus, they manage home finances efficiently and have the ability to manage wealth as well. With responsible insights from people like Jhunjhunwala, women can outshine in wealth creation.”

Zarabi said, “This initiative brought together women in business under one roof to educate them on how to take financial decisions. The show is aimed at equipping women with the right kind of information that would prepare and empower them to take specific steps towards planning their future and explore wealth creation opportunities.”