Jewelers in the United States anticipate a robust demand this week, which will lead to a significant spike in sales over the holiday season. Purchasing actual gold, on the other hand, is not the only alternative that investors have at their disposal.
Investors have a variety of options available to them in terms of how they might put their money into the yellow metal, depending on the magnitude of gold investments and the length of time they plan to hold onto them.
The purchase of digital gold, as opposed to actual gold, is seen as the superior alternative, according to analysts. They went on to say that an investor has a number of choices depending on the length of time they plan to invest and the amount of risk they are willing to take.
If an investor is looking to make a digital investment in the gold and has a long-term perspective on the securities, market analysts believe that sovereign gold bonds, also known as SGBs, are one of the greatest instruments available.
Gold exchange-traded funds (ETFs) provide investors with convenient access to liquidity and do not have a predetermined holding period, making them an appealing choice for those who intend to make substantial investments or engage in frequent trading. However, in order to trade in the gold ETFs, you will need to have a Demat account.
Investors also have the option of purchasing gold through mutual funds and beginning their allocations via systematic investment plans (SIP) in order to take advantage of the rupee cost averaging that is available through the SIP investing method.
While discussing the fascination of Indian investors with the yellow metal, Prithviraj Kothari, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Riddhi Siddhi Bullions, indicated that investors select the kind of gold they wish to purchase based on the time frame of their investments.
The greatest way to invest in gold, according to Kothari, is to purchase actual gold bars and coins if the time horizon for the investment is very long-term—for example, fifteen to twenty years. Suggested investments in small- and medium-sized businesses (SGBs) include those with a time horizon of five to eight years.
If an investor’s time horizon is up to three years, they should put their money into gold ETFs for the short term, but for the medium and long terms, they should put their money into digital gold. “He recommended that investors enter the F&O section of bullion only if they had a very short-term outlook, such as “up.”
The high level of risk associated with gold derivative contracts should be taken into consideration when deciding whether or not to join into such transactions, according to Kapoor of Religare Broking.
The market players are unified in their opinion that now is an excellent time to get involved in any of favored modes for acquiring exposure to gold because, overall, gold prices has corrected from of the recent highs and it is an advantageous moment to do so.
