Edelweiss CEO Radhika Gupta has an index fund for her baby. Here's why

In June 2021, Edelweiss MF CEO Radhika Gupta welcomed a baby boy with husband Nalin Moniz.

Edelweiss MD and CEO Radhika Gupta recently revealed that she has an index fund for her 10-month-old baby Rémy Gupta Moniz. During an interview with The Mint, Gupta said that her son already has a SIP (systematic investment plan) in index funds.

"He already has a SIP in large and midcap index funds," she told the publication. Then, taking to Twitter, Gupta explained why she, the head of an asset management company with largely active funds opted for passive ones for her son.

"The reason to own an index fund for my son is that he has an 18-year horizon, and over 18 years, I truly don’t know how funds or markets will evolve. A broad-based fund that gives exposure to Indian economic growth, is all we need. We can top it up later as time passes," Radhika Gupta said adding that her own portfolio is 100 percent active funds.

Gupta then clarified she was not aiming for a debate on which is the better fund. "My story is not a case for active vs passive at all, but rather a proof that: 1) both can co-exist for different purposes, there is no versus here, and 2) personal finance is personal first, the right answer can be different for two people even in one family."

Great to share my story with Mint again. For all of those commenting why there is index fund for my son, when I head an AMC with largely active funds, do note that my own portfolio is 100% active funds today. 1/n https://t.co/LPgdc6wEKP

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— Radhika Gupta (@iRadhikaGupta) April 10, 2023

The Edelweiss MD and CEO added, "Finally those who have been following this over years would notice that there isn’t much change in funds and allocations. That’s what I believe -- a decent asset allocation, SIPs, and good funds that just compound do the trick for most of us."

Gupta said investing like this helps fulfill the investors' goals. "Like buying a house in my case, going on vacations, or saving for a college education for my son. Yet it doesn’t consume our whole life, leaving us a lot of time to cuddle with a nine-month-old," she said.