Vidya Bala
Vidya Bala was the Head of Mutual Fund Research at FundsIndia
“Mid caps rebound sharply in a recovery”
November 18, 2013As Pramerica Mutual launches its open-ended mid-cap fund, FundsIndia.com has a Q&A with BP Singh, Executive Director & CIO-Equities, Pramerica Mutual, on how to identify a turnaround and why…Continue Reading
Changes in FundsIndia’s ‘Select funds’ list
November 13, 2013FundsIndia’s ‘Select Funds‘, a list of investment worthy funds across various categories, helps you narrow your investment choice from the 100s of funds that you have to otherwise sift through…Continue Reading
FundsIndia Reviews: NFOs in Mid and Small-cap Equity Segments
November 12, 2013Now small is beautiful Which are the most shunned market-cap segments in the stock market over the last 5 years? It’s an easy answer – mid and small-cap market segments.…Continue Reading
Why your MIPs underperformed
November 7, 2013When debt funds comfortably delivered 8-10% returns in the last one year and monthly income plans (MIP) struggled to reach an average 6%, you may wonder whether you should own…Continue Reading
FundsIndia Recommends: Tax-saving Funds
November 5, 2013Tax-saving funds that made an impression With the tax season on, it may be time for you to scout for tax-saving funds to benefit from tax deductions up to Rs…Continue Reading
Take the gold fund route to wealth building
October 31, 2013With jewelers and banks once again opening up their gold coin sales counter (after they had reduced sales to help curb gold imports), you may be tempted to buy a…Continue Reading
Latch onto opportunities in short-term debt funds
October 30, 2013The RBI’s second quarter review of monetary policy led to a brief relief rally in the equity, debt and currency markets as the measures were in line with market expectations.…Continue Reading
FundsIndia Recommends: Mirae Asset Emerging Bluechip
October 29, 2013Striking the Right Note Investors looking to add a dose of mid-cap stocks to their portfolio, but with some cushion from reasonably large-sized stocks, can consider including Mirae Asset Emerging…Continue Reading
When banks take you for a ride
October 28, 2013A recent opinion article, on banks, in a business daily, prompted me to read the contents of a speech (from which the article had quoted) by Dr. K.C Chakrabarthy, Deputy…Continue Reading
FundsIndia Reviews: NFO of ICICI Pru Value Fund – Series 1
October 22, 2013On a Treasure Hunt “The most common cause of low prices is pessimism – sometimes pervasive, sometimes specific to a company or industry. We want to do business in such…Continue Reading
