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Gold Investment Options in India: Which One is Best for you?

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  Gold Investment Options in India: Which One is Best for you? Gold has been a symbol of wealth since ancient times and even in the Information Age has managed to maintain its relevance as an investment. In its physical form, currently, around 190,000 tonnes of Gold are available globally out of which 50% is in the form of jewelry. An additional 17% and 13% of global gold reserves are held by Central Banks around the world and used for various industrial purposes respectively. At present, the second most popular use of Gold worldwide accounts for 20% of the world’s physical Gold investments. These are held by individuals in the form of investments such as Coins, Bars, or as underlying assets of Gold Exchange Traded Funds, Gold Mutual Funds, or Digital Gold. In this blog, we will discuss the key Gold investment options currently available in India and compare them based on key criteria such as availability, risk, return, cost, liquidity, etc. But first, let’s discuss why investing i...
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How Gold Affects Currencies?

How does Gold Affect Currencies? Gold is one of the most valued commodities in the world. Since the beginning of its existence around 12,000 years ago, gold is considered a status of wealth. People who had stacks of gold were considered rich and powerful. In fact, the dominance of a king in ancient days used to depend on the amount of gold lying in his vault. Gold was used to buy and sell commodities before the fiat currency and other forms of money came in. In countries like India, gold also has a religious and cultural connotation as people purchase gold jewelry and objects during festivals and marriages. But did you know that gold has a direct impact on currencies around the world? Gold and currencies are co-related. The value of a country’s currency has a strong connection with the gold reserves of that country. The  gold rates today   in a country affect the strength of that nation’s currency. However, this concept is not recent. Gold has been largely impacting the c...
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