SIP
A Systematic Investment Plan (SIP), more popularly known as SIP, is a facility offered by mutual funds to the investors to invest in a disciplined manner. SIP facility allows an investor to invest a fixed amount of money at pre-defined intervals in the selected mutual fund scheme.
Depending on your financial goals, you can decide if a Mutual Fund, Systematic Investment Plan or a Fixed deposit is the right choice. Each investment scheme has its benefits. While a SIP or Mutual fund may give you more interest, an FD is a more secure option that offers assured returns.
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SIP is a feature of mutual fund, which allows investors to invest money in small amounts in. SIP returns for various mutual funds may vary. On an average, for large cap equities, a return of 12-18% can be expected whereas from mid-cap equities, a return of 14-17% is expected.
But they do not eliminate risk completely. In a falling market, your mutual fund investments are bound to go down. However, investments done through SIP compared to lump sum investments will reduce your losses. Similarly, SIPs don’t guarantee returns over the long term.
- SIP returns are lower in consistently rising markets.
- Limited options of SIP dates.
- Only Pre-defined Fixed Amount can be Invested by SIP.
- Stopping intermediate payment in SIP.
- Delay between actual application & start/stop of SIP.
- SIP does not suit people with unpredictable cash flows.
Many of them believe that investing through SIPs guarantee returns. It is not true. SIP is an investment option that allows you to invest in mutual funds, typically in equity mutual funds, periodically. It helps you to invest in a disciplined manner without bothering about the prevailing market conditions.
Yes, there is a possibility of losing money in a mutual fund. The basics of a mutual fund is that you have a mutual fund manager: he or she is in charge of the fund; he selects the stocks, he may trade the fund; he may select groups of stocks to invest in, and that makes up the mutual fund.