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Vidya Bala

Vidya Bala was the Head of Mutual Fund Research at FundsIndia

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FundsIndia Reviews: Tata Ethical Fund

Vidya Bala

If How You Earn Returns Matter If you had been looking at the last one year’s equity returns chart, Tata Ethical may be one of the funds that attracted your…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Recommends: UTI Opportunities

Vidya Bala

A Stable Player for Volatile Times Investors who wish to use the current equity market volatility to start building an equity portfolio can add UTI Opportunities as a part of…Continue Reading

When should you invest in Fixed Maturity Plans?

Vidya Bala

The recent turmoil in the debt market has shown that it is not just the equity markets that require portfolio review. While not much changes for long-term wealth builders and…Continue Reading

Short take: Your liquid funds are back in the green

Vidya Bala

If you have been worrying about the status of your liquid funds, it may be heartening for you to know that all of them have not only erased the losses…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Strategies: How A Young Investor Can Build A MF Portfolio

Vidya Bala

We have many young, first-time investors, wanting to know where and how to make a start in building a fund portfolio. While with FundsIndia, you can always seek our help…Continue Reading

Substitute your RD with SIPs in Income funds

Vidya Bala

If you were asked to name an investment option that will allow you to put small sums on a regular basis, recurring deposits of banks would be the one on…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Strategies: What You Can Do With FMCG Funds

Vidya Bala

The recent fall in the stock prices of one of the most stable sectors in the last few years – FMCG – may trigger a dilemma in some of you:…Continue Reading

Long is the name of the equity game

Vidya Bala

Even as all eyes are glued to the debt market, the equity market has its own story to tell, if we care to listen; what with forward valuations (price earnings…Continue Reading

FundsIndia Reviews: NFO of JP Morgan US Value Equity Offshore

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Scouting for value in a bull market  The rupee’s nosedive against the dollar in recent months has pushed many international focused funds to the top of the mutual fund performance…Continue Reading

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HDFC FMP 371D July 2013 (1) offers an attractive option now

Vidya Bala

If you are looking for short-term opportunities in the beaten-down debt market, which resulted in yields across debt instruments moving northward, then HDFC FMP 371D July 13 (1) can be…Continue Reading