Charges of SIP rejection due to low balance
SIPs have become the most popular way of investing in mutual funds. Lakhs of investors are pouring in thousands of crores of rupees in mutual funds via the SIP route. SIPs are easy to maintain and bring a sense of financial discipline in the life of an investor. SIPs also automate the process of wealth building and cost averaging by investing amounts at all market levels. Perhaps that's why SIP is called a good EMI. But, do you know that your SIP has a cost attached to it? A lot of people think that they can skip their SIP payments by reducing the balance in their accounts just before the SIP date. Usually, this is done in months of low liquidity and high expenses. Some people maintain separate accounts for investment purposes and simply fail to deposit the money before the due date. As the SIP bounces the mutual fund doesn't allot the investor any units for the particular rejection because the fund hasn't received the money. However, the mutual fund doesn't penalize yo