Download 1% Club App Now! https://bitly.onepercentclub.io/app-download Madurai Veeran, who went from earning ₹10 per day as a 15-year-old roadside mechanic to building a ₹12 crore net worth, joins me on The One Percent Club Show to share his unfiltered take on wealth, financial literacy, and India's economic future. In this conversation, Madurai breaks down how he unknowingly built wealth for years without even knowing the word "investment," why he's been selling his physical gold and shifting into fixed income bonds, and the math behind his portfolio split across bonds, mutual funds, real estate, and global ETFs. He also shares a sharp geopolitical take connecting Trump's tariff policy, rupee depreciation, and what he calls economic imperialism, along with his blunt advice on what Indians should stop buying, what they should start exporting, and how the financial education system is failing an entire generation. This episode is a raw, ground-level perspective on money, geopolitics, and what financial freedom actually looks like when you've lived both extremes. Madhurai Veeran LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/madugradiosh/ Subscribe: The 1% Club YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FWSClips0 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onepercentclubshow/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/school/the-1-clubfws Sharan Hegde: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/financewithsharan/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharanhegde95/ Twitter/X: https://x.com/financewsharan – 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. – Timeline: 00:00 - Introduction 01:57 - Madhurai Veeran's Life & Financial Story 08:00 - How He Started Investing 11:03 - How Gold is Hurting the Rupee 13:56 - Trump's Real War is Against India 16:50 - What India Needs to Do for Damage Control 19:40 - His Investment Strategy in His 40s 22:00 - How He Pays ZERO Tax 25:40 - Can India Go Bankrupt? 27:00 - India's Biggest Export Opportunity 33:00 - Best Advice for Gen Z 35:25 - How World Affairs Affect Your Money 37:49 - How You Can Fight Against Tariffs 41:00 - Are iPhones Making India Poorer? 43:50 - Conclusion Connect with me: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/financewithsharan/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/financewithsharan LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharanhegde95/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/financewsharan #financewithsharan #finance #sharan