Yellow Capital on the best ways to hold gold

Investing in gold has become far easier for the would-be investor

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Investing in gold has become far easier for the would-be investor.

However, with such a large number of products available, the decision about which to choose has become more complicated, writes Haydn Ellwood, director at Yellow Capital Wealth Management All investors should remember that gold is best kept in its physical form. Anything else leads you back to a paper asset, which, despite being declared as backed by gold, is only as good as the paper it is written on. The ultimate role of gold is the insurance against complete ‘fiat money’ collapse, or as a hedge against deflation or inflation. Speculating in the yellow metal is risky, and investors ...

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