Recently, a heart-wrenching incident occurred in the Mianyang Southern Suburbs Branch of the Agricultural Bank of China. When an aunt wanted to withdraw her deposit at the bank, she couldn't withdraw it immediately because the deposit had been converted into a wealth management product, so she sat on the ground and cried bitterly. This story has attracted widespread attention, and people can't help but wonder why Auntie's savings will become a wealth management productAnd what right does the bank have to refuse to honor the owner's demands?
In fact, banks have the right to refuse to redeem investment funds during the closed period of wealth management products. The wealth management products purchased by the aunt have a closed period, and the contract clearly stipulates that the investment funds cannot be withdrawn at will during the closed period. The role of the bank is only to take care of the depository, not to provide private withdrawal services. Therefore, the bank has the right to refuse the withdrawal request of the aunt.
However, the key question is why the aunt's savings become a wealth management productThere are three possible scenarios here. First, my aunt went to the bank to make a deposit, but the bank staff embezzled her savings and purchased wealth management products. Second, the aunt was originally ready to make deposits, but under the promotion of the bank staff, she changed her mind and invested in wealth management products, but she did not know the difference between wealth management products and deposits and the nature of not being able to withdraw them at any time. Third, the aunt was only saving money, but the bank staff deceived her into buying wealth management products, and the aunt was misled because of her lack of financial knowledge, thinking that she was only handling the deposit business.
Why would bank staff want depositors to buy wealth management products?It's a matter of personal interest. Deposits are a basic business for banks, but 300,000 yuan can hardly bring much profit. Wealth management products, on the other hand, are subject to commissions from which banks receive commissions, and at the same time, employees who promote wealth management products receive bonuses. In order to get higher bonuses, some employees do not hesitate to violate laws and regulations and do their best to get investors to buy wealth management products. Through the above three possible means, no matter how the wealth management product is sold, the performance of employees can be improved.
For these three possibilities, the first one is less likely to secretly convert deposits into wealth management products. This practice is extremely risky, as every operation is recorded, and some depositors also keep proof of deposits. Once the matter is revealed, it is easy to be verified, and there is no chance of explanation. And the second and third possibilities exist. It should be noted that although both cases are the purchase of wealth management products at the time of business, they are completely different in nature. The second situation is that the aunt actively chooses to invest in wealth management products, which may be to ignore the liquidity risk in pursuit of potential high returnsThe third situation can be understood as the aunt was deceived by the staff and mistakenly thought that she had handled the deposit business, but in fact signed a contract to purchase wealth management products and transferred the funds to the special account for wealth management products, which is even worse.
How can you prevent yourself from falling into a similar predicament?Having some financial literacy is key. I'm going to give you three simple ways to tell the truth. First, you need to go to the counter to handle the deposit business. Deposit transactions are usually conducted over the counter, through thick glass;To purchase wealth management products, you need to go to a designated location in a special wealth management room or hall. If you are not depositing money at the counter, you will need to check with the staff what the business is being handled. In addition, in order to improve efficiency, banks will also handle deposit business at ATMs. While this is not a problem in itself, you need to be extra vigilant to make sure that you are not being fooled into buying a wealth management product. The best way to do this is to spend some time waiting at the counter to make sure you make a deposit on the spot, especially if you have a large amount of money.
Second, the deposit does not require the signing of the contract, so if there is a high probability that you will be asked to sign the contract, it is most likely not the business of the deposit. On the other hand, wealth management products usually have contracts, whether they are electronic or paper. Contracts are usually multi-page and require the joint signature of the purchaser and the issuer of the wealth management product to be effective. Unlike deposits, deposits only need to sign a business processing form at most, which is only one page, so you can judge whether it is a contract or a business processing confirmation form based on the thickness of the signed documents.
Thirdly, the deposit can be queried immediately after it is credited to the account. You can check your account on the spot after completing the deposit business to confirm whether the money you just deposited appears in the fixed deposit account. Once something goes wrong, you can raise it on the spot, which is much better than post-processing.
I don't think wealth management products are bad, but it's important to make sure that savers are willing to invest after understanding the situation. The end of the year is the time when banks are sprinting for results, and strange events are more likely to occur. I hope you will remember that "you can't have the heart to harm others, and you can't have the heart to prevent people." Avoid encountering the dilemma of Sichuan aunts, master more financial knowledge, and be vigilant when handling business.
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