What Smart Investors Do When Markets Crash : Risk Management Explained Ft. @Akshatzayn | FWS 87

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Sharan sits down with Akshat Shrivastava for a focused deep-dive into how he actually invests. As one of India’s most-watched finance educators and a global investor running a Mauritius-based fund with a multi-country equity and real-estate portfolio, Akshat has built a reputation for simplifying complex ideas into clear, practical frameworks, and this episode is his most complete breakdown yet.

Recorded in Sharjah, he walks through his core allocation approach, why roughly two-thirds of his liquid portfolio sits in US equities, and how he uses options to generate income while capping downside risk. He explains the role India, Europe and the UAE play in his global exposure, why crypto stays a small satellite bet, and how he times real-estate additions across Goa, Dubai and Thailand around interest-rate cycles.

Akshat also opens up about the income stack that fuels his investing from YouTube to rentals to option strategies and the structure behind his Mauritius-based global fund. It’s a conversation built on clarity, discipline and practicality, offering a grounded playbook for long-term wealth building.

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Sharan Hegde is a personal finance creator & founder of the 1% Club, simplifying money, markets, and mindset for India’s next generation of wealth builders.
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Timeline:
00:00 Why the “US Bubble” Doesn’t Scare Akshat
01:11 Meet Akshat Shrivastava
02:08 Why He Chose Dubai Over India
03:00 Akshat’s Asset Allocation Explained
06:06 Protecting a US Portfolio From Crashes
11:43 Where Akshat Is Investing in India
17:21 UAE & Europe: Overlooked Opportunities
24:12 Crypto in the Next 5 Years
28:48 Goa Real Estate: Buy or Wait?
31:58 Dubai Real Estate: Cash Flow Reality
33:28 All of Akshat’s Income Streams
35:47 Why He Started a Hedge Fund
38:04 Akshat’s Final Advice

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