India, Aug. 11 -- As the world evolves and financial markets turn more volatile, a shift is underway in how Indian investors think about wealth. The new wave of investors especially in their 40s and beyond are more informed, more exposed, and more intentional. With corporate experience, global awareness, and digital access, this group is no longer investing the way their parents did.

Older generations built portfolios around real estate, gold, and fixed deposits. The mindset was conservative driven by preservation, not growth. Gold was emotion, real estate was stability, and FDs were safety. Their decisions were rooted in fear, habit, and the idea of wealth as something to be locked away, not grown. That approach made sense in its time, ...