When Saijal Speaks,
People Act.
CFA Charterholder. Former CNBC Asia and BNN Bloomberg anchor. Saijal covers the money issues others miss — and brings the financial depth and broadcaster’s instinct to make it stick.
See Saijal In Action.
Four Ways to Bring
Saijal's Voice to Your Audience
Keynote Speaking
High-impact keynotes that challenge how audiences think about money, wealth, and gender. Saijal doesn’t deliver safe, predictable talks — she asks the questions your audience hasn’t heard before, and gives them a framework to act on the answers.
Panel Moderation
Saijal’s journalism background makes her an exceptional moderator — she draws out insight, holds the thread, and keeps complex financial conversations accessible and energizing for any room.
Media Commentary & Interviews
As a former TV anchor and financial analyst, Saijal is a trusted voice for journalists and producers covering personal finance, women and wealth, and economic empowerment. Credible, quotable commentary and delivered without jargon.
Articles & Expert Contributions
Saijal contributes expert perspective to publications covering personal finance, women’s leadership, and economic equality. Her award-winning journalism background means she writes for readers — clear, direct, and genuinely useful.
Conversations That Challenge the Status Quo
Revelations on Women & Wealth: Transforming Insights into Action
The data on the gender wealth gap is sobering. This keynote turns that data into a practical roadmap — and sends the audience home with tools they can use immediately.
Financial Literacy as Leadership Currency
Preparing Women for the Great Wealth Transfer
Building Financial Wellness Through a D&I Lens
Investing & Financial Planning in Today's Complex Environment
Supporting Prosperity Through Financial Empowerment
Organizations That Have Worked With Saijal
The Credentials to Back Every Word. The Stage Presence to Make It Matter.
The Room Always
Leaves Differently.
In the News.
The sum of it all: Bolstering math literacy
How often have you heard someone say, “I’m not a math person” or “numbers aren’t my thing?” It’s an increasingly common refrain. Maybe you’ve noticed how frequently people pull out their smartphones to do basic arithmetic. Compare that to how many times you’ve heard someone say “I don’t do letters” or “words aren’t my strong suit.”
Rising car payments making standard affordability rules 'impossible'
As car prices and payments soar, it has become increasingly difficult to rely on many traditional rules of thumb used to determine how much you can afford in auto payments."We have so many people relying on rules of thumb and it's impossible to use them," Saijal Patel, the founder and chief executive of personal finance firm Saij Elle, told Yahoo Finance Canada in a phone interview.
Financial infidelity hurts, but there are ways to get past it, experts say
The down payment for your home purchase is topped up, and it’s finally the day you and your partner meet with a mortgage adviser. But something isn’t clicking.When the adviser runs a credit check, your joint report comes back in shambles with unexpected outstanding debt. The adviser can no longer help you find a mortgage — and your partner is acting shifty.
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