The Best Way to Hold Gold

Is it better to hold physical gold in the form of coins or bars or an ETF? How does an ETF reflect the price of gold?- Dosabhai Dastoor There are three ways by which you can have an exposure to gold. But to answer your query accurately, one would need to know why you want to hold gold. Do you plan to buy gold to convert it into jewellery at a later date? Or are you buying it purely for investment purposes? Today, the value of gold is increasingly driven by the demand and supply of paper gold in financial markets. It is a financial asset and is clearly subject to the same volatility as other financial assets as investor interest flows in or out. If you are looking at converting the metal into jewellery, then the best option available is to buy gold physically in the form of bars and coins. Even if you are looking at it purely from

This article was originally published on December 07, 2010.