How can I invest in gold?

There are many ways to invest in gold and these are explained fully on www.gold.org/value.  How an individual chooses to invest in gold depends on the size of the investment, his/her reason for investing, and the purpose of the investment.  People invest directly in bars and coins; through gold futures, options, warrants and certificates. 

They may also hold gold in metal accounts with their bank in just the same way they could have a foreign currency account.  The most popular, fastest-growing form of gold investment is also the newest: gold traded in the form of a security on stock exchanges around the world, generally referred to as “gold ETFs”.

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