5 best ways to buy and invest in gold

About investment in Gold

An investment in gold has given very good return over years. If you see the history, Gold has given the returns as high as 13+times over the last 10 years, hence gold has become a good and best investment option.

There are various ways of investing in gold. Some of the best methods are provided below.

5 best ways to buy and invest in gold

1)      Buy Physical Gold:

One can invest money by directly buying gold ornaments and buying gold bars. There is no risk of counter party and there is low carrying cost. On the negative side, there is risk of loss due to theft, wastage due to wear etc.,

2)      Buy Physical Gold coins:

One can invest money by buying gold coins from authorized dealers or from banks. There is no risk of counter party and there is low carrying cost.

3)      Investing in Gold ETF’s (Exchange traded funds)

  • One can invest directly by buying Gold ETF’s (Gold Exchange Traded Funds).
  • These are the ETF’s which can be purchased through National Stock Exchange (NSE) of India in the electronic form.
  • One needs to have demat account to buy gold in this form.
  • We can buy gold ETF’s as low as 1 Gram and in multiples of 1 Gram
  • These Gold ETF’s are in demat form and no worry like theft
  • There is no wastage like gold ornaments
  • There is no maximum limit to purchase such gold ETF’s
  • The ETF’s are valued every day based on the gold rates of the market.
  • These gold ETF’s buy and sell the Gold and make profit.
  • Some of the best Gold ETF’s are SBI Gold ETF, Reliance Gold ETF, Kotak Gold ETF etc.,
  • This is one of the indirect way to buy gold online

4)      Investing in Mutual Funds which invests in Gold

  • One can also invest directly in another form like buying Mutual Funds which invests only in Gold.
  • These are the Mutual Funds s which can be purchased through the mutual Fund companies which offer these schemes in the electronic form.
  • One may or may not have demat account to buy gold in this form.
  • We can buy gold MF’s in units. The units are measured based on the total value of the mutual funds over the mutual fund units sold by the mutual fund companies which is termed as NAV (Net Asset value).
  • The amount invested in mutual funds can be as low as Rs 500
  • There is no wastage like gold ornaments
  • There is no maximum limit to purchase such gold mutual funds
  • The mutual funds are valued every day.

5) Investing in Gold futures:

This is another way of investing in Gold. However I would not recommend this option unless you are professional Gold Trader.

Readers, what is your thought about investment in Gold ? Do you feel this as best investment option ? Please give your comments

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10 comments

  1. Nice Article., Suresh!!
    My wife have 200000/- and she wont allow me to invest in MF, she like to invest in Bonds. What is the best option to invest with no low risk?
    Balanced Funds?
    Gold ETF or Bonds?

    Thanks,
    Siva.

    1. Hi Siva, You can educate her. You can ask her to visit our blog and understand how mutual fund can benefit over a period of time compared to traditional options like FDs or bonds. If you still want to go for low risk, you can choose balanced funds. I advice not to invest in Gold ETFs as gold should be looked only from need purpose and not for investment purpose.

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