If you’re looking for a secure way to invest in gold, purchasing gold certificates is a great option. You can buy and sell certificates through several South African stock exchanges. Plus, if you don’t have space to store your precious metals or think that storing them yourself will be too risky, then consider buying gold certificates instead!
- Gold shares on the JSE are a great way to invest in gold without actually owning any gold.
- Gold shares are a great way to diversify your portfolio, as well as provide a hedge against inflation and other financial risks.
A gold share is a security that tracks the price of gold. A gold share can be bought and sold easily, just like any other stock on the JSE. Gold shares are also liquid assets which means you can convert them into cash at short notice.
Gold shares are also ideal for holding in retirement funds as they provide both growth and income (via dividends).
Gold ETFs.
Gold Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) are a good way to invest in gold. The key difference between buying gold and investing in gold through an ETF is that you don’t actually own any physical gold, but you purchase an ownership stake in the ETF itself, which holds physical gold on your behalf. You’ll pay lower fees than if you had bought and sold physical bars independently; this is because there are no storage costs involved with holding digital assets like stocks or ETFs.
There are two main advantages of using this type of investment over buying physical bars:
- You get exposure to the price changes of the underlying asset without having to store it yourself (storage fees can range from 0% to 10%, depending on which bank or vault provider you use).
- You’re not exposed to counterparty risk (i.e., someone else missing out on their end of a deal), as would happen if someone bought from Amazon but never received their goods because of delivery issues etcetera
Exchange-traded commodities (ETCs).
Exchange-traded commodities (ETCs) are a type of security that is backed by a physical commodity, such as gold. They are traded on exchanges just like stocks and are like ETFs, but they trade like stocks. There are many types of ETCs, including those based on commodities other than gold and even some that track the value of digital currencies like Bitcoin and Ether.
ETCs offer investors an easy way to gain exposure to precious metals without having to actually buy physical bullion or coins—and you can purchase them through your regular brokerage account just like any other stock or bond investment.
Conclusion
Buying gold is a great investment that can help you diversify your portfolio. It’s also a great way to protect yourself against inflation, as well as other economic factors that may affect your financial standing today and in the future.
