CA in shock. His wife and mother are beating him at investing by huge margins

Who needs fancy stock tips when gold jewellery from your wedding might just beat your portfolio? Chartered Accountant Paaras Gangwal recently shared a hilarious realisation on X — his mom and wife have crushed his returns, all thanks to their love for gold. What he once saw as an emotional purchase has turned out to be a financial masterstroke, proving once again that sometimes, mom really does know best.

Paaras wrote that when he got married in 2019, gold was priced at around Rs 32,000 per 10 grams. In just six years, it’s almost quadrupled in value — a staggering jump that even seasoned investors would envy. Naturally, the internet couldn’t resist reacting. One user joked that he should hire his wife and mom as “commodity specialists” in his firm. Another chimed in that gold isn’t a real investment until it’s sold, while others confessed they’d dismissed gold purchases during their own weddings — only to be teased about it years later.

Interestingly, Paaras isn’t the only one who’s had to eat his words. In a chat with Pinkvilla, Anupam Mittal shared a similar story about how his wife once invested her hard-earned money in gold on her father’s advice. He admitted he’d mocked her for choosing an asset that “just sits there” without compounding. Years later, with gold now nearly four times its 2019 value, he laughed and called himself “a little embarrassed” but happy to be proven wrong.





Reflecting on the bigger picture, Anupam noted how global uncertainty has renewed the world’s faith in tangible assets. With currencies fluctuating and markets swinging, gold has once again shown its strength as a stable, time-tested investment. Still, he reminded investors that while gold shines in turbulent times, real long-term wealth comes from disciplined investing — especially through SIPs in the stock market. With consistency and patience, he said, even ordinary investors can turn modest sums into fortunes over a couple of decades.