Paras Matalia (B. Com, C.A.) has an experience of nearly 5 years in capital markets. He is the Fund Manager & Head of Research for Samco Mutual Fund where he has played a pivotal role in analyzing investments and construction of the fund portfolio. He has been crucial in the creation of the proprietary HexaShield framework which does periodic scenario analysis on fundamentals of thousands of companies across the globe. Being tech-savvy he has a strong understanding of how to leverage technology to improve investment and portfolio management prowess. He started his career as an equity research analyst for creating StockBasket portfolios (A long-term thematic research and investment platform) and then went on to Head the StockBasket business unit. He was also a key member in developing the stock rating matrix and MosDex algorithms (that rate and rank Indian listed stocks) with Samco Securities. He is an expert on fundamental analysis and creating systems. He is also passionate about understanding business strategies and creating algorithms to identify price patterns. He is a qualified Chartered Accountant and has done his bachelor’s from R. A. Podar College of Commerce and Economics.