Show Highlights

Watch Strictly Money.

Episode Archive

Selected episodes.

From investing strategy and the economy to housing, retirement, debt, and behavioural finance — the full library is on YouTube.

Consumer Debt & Behaviour

The powerful influence of marketing on consumer debt and gambling addictions

Professor June Cotte on how marketing shapes financial decisions — and how to recognize when you’re being played.

Investing Strategy

Big investment trends that still work — and the case on Magnificent Seven stocks

Chief Investment Strategist Philip Petursson on where institutional money is actually moving.

Insurance & Cost of Living

Why insurance premiums keep climbing — and ways to save your money

Global warming, theft, and inflation are all driving up costs. Here’s what you can actually do about it.

Retirement & Estate

Financial and healthcare advice for navigating the complexities of caring for aging parents

Practical guidance on the financial and emotional realities most families aren’t prepared for.

Global Investing

Investing in Asia — favourite markets, industries, and why diversification demands it

A clear-eyed look at why any serious portfolio needs Asia exposure, and where the opportunities actually are.

Home Buying & Tax Shelters

Is the FHSA the best way to save for a home? Tips and caveats with Jason Heath

The First Home Savings Account is powerful — but there are catches most people miss. Jason Heath sets the record straight.

Your Host

Saijal Patel,
CFA

Former Anchor, CNBC Asia & BNN Bloomberg

Saijal brings 25 years of global financial markets expertise to every conversation on Strictly Money. As a former anchor for CNBC Asia and BNN Bloomberg, she has interviewed central bankers, portfolio managers, and policy makers — and knows how to translate institutional-grade insight into something every investor can use.

Known for her sharp questioning and refusal to let jargon go unchallenged, Saijal built Strictly Money on a simple premise: financial literacy shouldn’t be a privilege.

25+

Years in financial markets

CFA

Chartered Financial Analyst

300M+

Households reached via broadcast

What Guests Say

A show guests recommend.

“

Saijal Patel is a fantastic host and one of my favourite interviewers. Her knowledge of the markets and industry allow her to deliver a great interview and provide a valuable resource for Canadian investors. I always recommend Strictly Money as an independent resource for investors to build their knowledge.

Philip Petursson

Chief Investment Strategist,
IG Wealth Management

“

Saijal Patel's Strictly Money helps people understand how money works, and how to manage and invest it. It's not only informative, but enabling. It provides a much needed contribution to financial literacy that is independent and balanced. I recommend it.

Randy Bauslaugh

Lawyer, Trustee & Director

“

There can be no investing without first financial literacy. Saijal recognized this shortfall and this is where she so meticulously focuses her efforts. Her courses and Strictly Money are fantastic education and important work towards democratizing investing. It's very important and empowering.

Diana Avigdor

VP Portfolio Management,
Barometer Capital Management

Keynote Topics

While the show is
on hiatus, the
conversation continues.

Many of the topics covered on Strictly Money go deeper in the Saij Elle blog — written for women building financial fluency and for organizations investing in them.

A Money Show Built to Move

the Needle.

Watch Strictly Money.

Selected episodes.

The powerful influence of marketing on consumer debt and gambling addictions

Big investment trends that still work — and the case on Magnificent Seven stocks

Why insurance premiums keep climbing — and ways to save your money

Financial and healthcare advice for navigating the complexities of caring for aging parents

Investing in Asia — favourite markets, industries, and why diversification demands it

Is the FHSA the best way to save for a home? Tips and caveats with Jason Heath

Saijal Patel,
CFA

25+

CFA

300M+

A show guests recommend.

While the show is
on hiatus, the
conversation continues.

Investing & Wealth

Investing & Wealth

Career & Money

Financial Basics

A Money Show Built to Move

the Needle.

Watch Strictly Money.

Selected episodes.

The powerful influence of marketing on consumer debt and gambling addictions

Big investment trends that still work — and the case on Magnificent Seven stocks

Why insurance premiums keep climbing — and ways to save your money

Financial and healthcare advice for navigating the complexities of caring for aging parents

Investing in Asia — favourite markets, industries, and why diversification demands it

Is the FHSA the best way to save for a home? Tips and caveats with Jason Heath

Saijal Patel, CFA

25+

CFA

300M+

A show guests recommend.

While the show is on hiatus, the conversation continues.

Investing & Wealth

Investing & Wealth

Career & Money

Financial Basics

Saijal Patel,
CFA

While the show is
on hiatus, the
conversation continues.