A Systematic Investment Plan or SIP is an investment vehicle through which investors can invest specific amounts of money in mutual funds. This is done periodically, such as monthly, quarterly or annually.
Benefits of investing through SIPs
Disciplined investing
SIP is an unemotional way of investing a fixed amount into a scheme on a specified day without worrying about market conditions.
Rupee Cost Averaging
Rupee cost averaging decreases the overall investment cost as units are bought at different NAVs When the NAV is down, more units are accepted, and vice versa.
Convenience
SIP is an effortless mode of investing. All investors must do is zero down on a scheme and set up a bank mandate. A fixed amount is debited and invested into the fund on the specified date of every month/quarter, depending on the decided frequency.