Vidya Bala
Vidya Bala was the Head of Mutual Fund Research at FundsIndia
FundsIndia Strategies: The Equity Fund Playbook for Rookie Investors
June 16, 2015If you are among the many FundsIndia investors who have started investing in mutual funds in recent months, here’s a ‘Playbook’ for all of you. It is simply about how…Continue Reading
Consolidation Phase for Debt Market
June 2, 2015A 25-basis point cut in repo rate to 7.25 per cent in today’s Monetary Policy review, totals to a front-loaded 75 basis point cut thus far in 2015. Further action,…Continue Reading
FundsIndia Recommends: Franklin India Prima Plus
May 27, 2015It’s hard to classify Franklin India Prima Plus as an aggressive equity fund; however, it is not a conservative one either. You may not find this fund in the chart…Continue Reading
Bonus or not – Don’t sweat the small stuff
May 23, 2015The Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) recently came up with a best practice guideline for AMCs to discontinue bonus options for schemes. Bonus options were widely seen as…Continue Reading
FundsIndia View: Buy in May and stay that way
May 11, 2015Yes, you’re right. Quite the opposite of the old market adage, Sell in May and go away! A 10% fall from the highs of end January (although only about 3%…Continue Reading
What you should do with your PPFAS fund
May 7, 2015The grief and shock after the passing away of Parag Parikh, Founder of PPFAS, which is the sponsor company for PPFAS Mutual Fund, is yet to diminish. However, many of…Continue Reading
RIP Parag Parikh
May 4, 2015Parag Parikh, a renowned value investor and Founder and Director of PPFAS died in a car accident, on Sunday, in Nebraska, US. As it often happens with the passing away…Continue Reading
FundsIndia View: How many funds do you need in your portfolio?
April 29, 2015Well, my answer is ‘it depends’. Don’t be disappointed. If you knew the factors that determine the number of funds you need to hold, you will likely have the answer…Continue Reading
Changes to FundsIndia’s Select Funds List
April 16, 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
FundsIndia View: When a correction happens…
March 31, 2015Yes, the equity markets fell close to 8 per cent from its peak on March 3 until last week. Did you notice it? Unlikely, for it was gradual, with a…Continue Reading
