It is well known that investing in mid-cap comes with its own risks, right from business to risk to market risks. So, as a basic principle one should be more cautious while investing in mid-caps. But the fact is however one might try the fact is that when the narrative is bullish we all tend to lower our guards and end up buying stocks which one should have not bought. So, what about using parameters which probably is not full proof, but history has shown that over a long period of time, it has worked well. That is staying with mid-cap companies from strong industrial groups, which have other companies which are running well. The reason for this strategy is simple, when that midcap company of a large group will see a tough time, at a group level there is management bandwidth in terms of both financial and human resources to help it over bad times. Also the fact that a large group with a track record of creating business will make sure that in the long term these businesses are able to grow. So, we look at 5 mid-cap stocks belonging to strong industrial groups.