Digital gold bought online and stored in insured vaults by sellers for their customers

5 ways to invest in gold

1.Physical gold in the form of jewellery, coins or bars.

2.Digital gold bought online and stored in insured vaults by sellers for their customers.

3.Gold ETFs are listed mutual funds that invest in gold bullion and units, and are kept in the demat account of the customer.

4.Gold mutual funds are commodity mutual funds that invest in gold directly or indirectly through gold ETFs.

5.Sovereign Gold Bonds are issued by the government and they earn an interest every year along with capital appreciation.

Content on this page is courtesy Centre for Investment Education and Learning (CIEL).
Contributions by Girija Gadre, Arti Bhargava and Labdhi Mehta.


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This story originally appeared on: India Times - Author:Faqs of Insurances