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Vidya Bala

Vidya Bala was the Head of Mutual Fund Research at FundsIndia

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FundsIndia Reviews: Motilal Oswal MOSt Focused Multicap 35 Fund

Vidya Bala

You might be familiar with the Motilal Oswal house-slogan of ‘Buy right, sit tight’. The fund house does not only preach this to its investors, but follows it in its…Continue Reading

Five pieces of bad mutual fund advice to ignore

Vidya Bala

What do you feel when you hear a piece of (good) wealth-building advice like – ‘Start early, invest systematically, and stay invested for the long haul?’ Do you think it…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Strategy: Past returns and how much to rely on it

Vidya Bala

‘Past returns are not indicative of future performance’ goes the disclaimer. So, why do we rely on past performance? For most of you, past returns psychologically influence your return expectations…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Recommends: Edelweiss Absolute Return Fund

Vidya Bala

If short-term volatility in equity disturbs you and if you have moderate return expectations, then the hybrid equity-oriented fund – Edelweiss Absolute Return, could be your choice for the medium…Continue Reading

Changes to FundsIndia’s ‘Select Funds’ List

Vidya Bala

For those of you who are new to our platform, FundsIndia’s ‘Select Funds’ is a list of investment worthy funds. Spread across various categories, this list helps you narrow down…Continue Reading

“Focus on quality scalable businesses rather than debating on large cap versus mid cap”

Vidya Bala

Mirae Asset Management has delivered across market phases, demonstrating consistency every time. With a balanced fund to be added now to its kitty (NFO of Mirae Asset Prudence opens on…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Strategies: Why a low volatile strategy wins

Vidya Bala

When many of you come with your own choice of funds – be it sector funds, or aggressive top charters in the equity space, we often tell you that we…Continue Reading

There is a debt fund to suit every time frame

Vidya Bala

Did you know that debt funds, as a category, offer a wide spectrum of products to suit your varying investment horizons? That’s perhaps the single biggest advantage that debt funds…Continue Reading

IDFC Premier Equity: Positive stance continues

Vidya Bala

Last week, we informed you the exit of Kenneth Andrade from IDFC Mutual and said this called for a ‘hold’ strategy for now in IDFC Premier Equity. We had also…Continue Reading

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IDFC Mutual CIO & fund manager Kenneth Andrade quits

Vidya Bala

Kenneth Andrade, ace fund manager and CIO of IDFC Mutual quit the fund house to pursue external opportunities. This means the fund house’s flagship fund IDFC Premier Equity will come…Continue Reading