New Delhi, May 19 -- Radhika Gupta, the only woman MD & CEO in India's Rs.69-trillion mutual fund industry, doesn't just run a fund-she lives by it. Her portfolio underscores her long-term approach to investing.

She backs equity with conviction, consistently prioritising long-term investing through systematic investment plans (SIPs). For her, meaningful financial goals like retirement and her child's education require discipline, patience, and the compounding benefits that equity investments offer over time.

"After upgrading our home recently, we're now focused on building a corpus for retirement and for our son's future education. If he chooses to study abroad, the cost could easily cross Rs.10 crore in 20 years, factoring in inflation...