Vidya Bala
Vidya Bala was the Head of Mutual Fund Research at FundsIndia
FundsIndia Reviews: Motilal Oswal MOSt Focused Multicap 35 Fund
August 5, 2015You 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
August 3, 2015What 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
July 28, 2015‘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
July 21, 2015If 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
July 14, 2015For 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”
July 3, 2015Mirae 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
July 1, 2015When 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
June 29, 2015Did 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
June 24, 2015Last 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
IDFC Mutual CIO & fund manager Kenneth Andrade quits
June 18, 2015Kenneth 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