SIP A systematic Investment Plan, also known as a SIP, allows you to invest a small sum in your chosen mutual fund scheme at pre-determined intervals. You can invest in Sip with a lump sum, and the amount in a SIP can be as low as RS. 500 per installment in an equity fund. Equity investment via SIP is a convenient, cost-effective, and simple way to accumulate wealth over time. SIPs use the rupee cost averaging principle to normalise the cost of long-term investing. Using an example to explain

Time	Amount paid	Price per share	Number of share bought
Jan	5000	80	62.5
Feb	5000	96	52.1
Mar	5000	84	59.5
Apr	5000	68	73.5
May	5000	56	89.3
June	5000	60	83.6
July	5000	75	66.7

Total Investment: Rs 35,000 Total number of shares bought: 487.2 Average price per share: Rs 71.83 SWP A systematic withdrawal Plan, also known as a SWP, allows an investor to withdraw funds from an investment on a set schedule. The withdrawal of mutual fund units from his mutual fund scheme can be either fixed or variable. The task can be scheduled every month, quarterly, semi-annually, or annually, depending on the investor’s goals and needs. Customizations in systematic withdrawal plans allow you to withdraw only the capital gains on your investment or a set amount. SWP plans are typically used in retirement, where retirees want a consistent, regular income for a long period of time to meet their financial needs.

Benefits of SWP

• Source of secondary income
• Keep you capital invested and providing gains to you
• Helps to keep you in line with financial obligations

STP Everyone has heard of a Systematic Investment Plan (SIP), but few have heard of a Systematic Transfer Plan (STP). A SIP enables an investor to be dedicated and punctual in his investment objective over time, whereas a STP enables an investor to transfer a fixed amount of funds from a specific scheme to a targeted scheme on a regular basis. Under Systematic investment plan, an investor can transfer funds from one scheme to various other schemes which are being operated by single asset Management Company. This method is commonly used for portfolio rebalancing. Assume you made a one-lakh-rupee investment five to six years ago. Now you believe the market has reached its peak and you wish to be cautious. You believe the market is nearing its peak and you wish to be cautious. You can use a systematic transfer plan to transfer your funds to another targeted scheme while remaining invested in the markets

Types of Systematic transfer plans are as follows

• Fixed STP
• Flexi STP
• Capital Appreciation STP

Benefits of STP

• Managing risk In period of boom time in market, securities are sometime traded at absurd high levels. So as to save gains and manage risk properly STP is very useful in rotating assets
• Balancing portfolio To maintain the composition of once portfolio in long term STP comes very handy. STP helps in transferring and keeping composition intact
• Rupee cost averaging
• Earning steady return
• Higher returns