India's wealth story is entering a new phase.

For years, the focus was straightforward: create wealth, seize growth, participate in the country's expanding economy. But as entrepreneurial fortunes deepen, capital markets mature and a new class of first-generation millionaires emerges, the question is changing. It is no longer only about creating wealth. It is about preserving it, compounding it and carrying it across generations without losing it to poor decisions along the way.

That broader shift sits at the heart of The Future of Private Wealth: Conversations on Lasting Legacies, a new leadership series presented by FundsIndia Private Wealth, and powered by CNBC-TV18. The series aims to go beyond markets and returns to examine how India's wealth creators are thinking about capital continuity, portfolio discipline and long-term legacy in a decade of rapid transformation.

The launch episode features Srinivas Mendu, CEO of FundsIndia Private Wealth, in conversation with host Mridu Bhandari.

Across the discussion, Srinivas Mendu returns to one central idea: in a country entering a long structural cycle of wealth creation, the real challenge for investors is not finding opportunity. It is avoiding mistakes while allowing compounding to do its work over time.

India's wealth boom is changing the advisory problem

The scale of the opportunity is clear. India is now a roughly $4 trillion economy and expected to grow sharply in the coming decade. Financial assets are expanding just as quickly. "In the last decade, the mutual fund industry has grown nearly tenfold, from about ₹8 lakh crore to almost ₹80 lakh crore," he observed.

The rise in systematic investment plans reflects the same shift. Monthly SIP flows now approach ₹30,000 crore. "That shows the level of awareness that has been created and the shift in investor mindset," he said.

For decades, Indian wealth was anchored in physical assets such as real estate and gold. That balance is changing. More savings are moving into financial markets, and many investors are navigating those markets seriously for the first time. At the same time, the number of high-net-worth individuals is expected to double over the next few years.

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