Vidya Bala
Vidya Bala was the Head of Mutual Fund Research at FundsIndia
How we choose our ‘Select’ equity funds
August 26, 2014Last week, we had discussed why you should not pick an equity fund based merely on its 1-year returns record. You can click here to read it. In this week’s…Continue Reading
“Value investing is about buying a stock when others don’t like it”
August 25, 2014ICICI Pru Value Discovery, the fund that has stood its ground with its value investing philosophy, completed 10 years last week. In an interview with FundsIndia, Sankaran Naren, CIO, ICICI…Continue Reading
FundsIndia View: Should one-year returns drive your equity fund choice?
August 19, 2014Often times, when you (our investors) interact with our advisors on the choice of funds for your portfolio, or you try to choose a fund yourself from our ‘Select Funds’…Continue Reading
FundsIndia Reviews: NFO of UTI Focussed Equity Fund Series I
August 18, 2014Would you prefer a diversified portfolio of stocks or like taking focused bets? If you like the latter, then that is what UTI Focussed Equity, the new fund offer from…Continue Reading
FundsIndia Reviews – NFO of Reliance Japan Equity Fund
August 13, 2014Japan – the new hunting ground for investors For those of you excited by the unusual run up in the Japanese equity markets in the last 2 years (after years…Continue Reading
“60 per cent of Sensex’ earnings are immune to most macro issues”
August 11, 2014With the run-up in valuations of a number of stocks, ‘quality of business’ rather than just ‘size of business’ will start mattering in stock choices, says Neelesh Surana, Head-Equities and…Continue Reading
FundsIndia Reviews: NFO of DSP BR Global Allocation Fund
August 7, 2014Imagine allocating your assets not only across global equities but also across debt instruments globally. That is what DSP BR Global Allocation Fund will seek to do. This open-ended fund-of-fund…Continue Reading
FundsIndia Reviews: NFO of L&T Business Cycles Fund
August 6, 2014Are you in a stock market cycle that favours cyclical sectors? Or is it time to get more defensive? Is this the time to exit FMCGs or should you accumulate…Continue Reading
The wait for rate cut is set to continue
August 5, 2014The RBI decided to go on a pause mode on interest rates in its third bi-monthly monetary policy review. When viewed against the seemingly dovish phrases in the last policy…Continue Reading
FundsIndia Recommends: Reliance Tax Saver
July 30, 2014If you are looking to save taxes under Section 80C of the Income Tax Act and are also looking for high-returning options, then the ELSS fund, Reliance Tax Saver, may…Continue Reading
