hi,I want to invest in gold(physical),am investing 1st time,can you pl guide me if I hv to pay making charges?
if i have to pay making charges even if i buy coins or biscuits?
I was under impression that i hv to pay the rate as per daily newspaper plus vat……bt i ask some reputed jeweller like pcj,tanisk and they said that i hv to pay making charges also…..means when i will sail the same i will get only the gold value?
if they provide some certificate also when I buy the gold?
how is the future prospects in gold at the point of investment?
One should never buy physical gold from bank or ornaments for INVESTMENT purpose. You can buy it if you like the pleasure of owning gold.
To invest in gold always use gold ETF.
Here are the important reasons
1.Banks sell gold coins at a premium of 10-20 percent over the gold rate at that time. This premium is taken for giving the guaranty of purity.
But they will not buy it back, because they do not want to pay you that 10-20 percent premium. So you are forced to sell it elsewhere and lose the premium amount.
So if you buy gold worth 11500 from a bank. The next day if you sell it to some other source you will get only 10000 rupees.
2.In case of Gold ETF, if you hold it for more than 1 year it is considered as a long term capital. Any profit you get from selling it will be taxed at 20 percent. But in case of gold bar or coin, you need to hold it for 3 years for it to be considered as a long term asset. If you sell it before that time then you have to pay a income tax at 30 percent on the profit.
3.But the tax problem does not end here. After 3 year’s you need to pay a wealth tax on gold bar or coin at the rate of 1 percent every year which is not needed in case of gold ETF.
4.Finally, gold can get stolen. Bank locker or insurance can cost you a tidy sum.
So in short if you invest in gold then invest in gold ETF not in gold coin or bar.
One more point here is that gold is a good asset for times of crisis. In good times it is better to invest in share market. You will get far more retuns from it.
Gold was a good asset for the past 2 years when the world economy was in trouble.But now economic conditions are better. So I will not suggest Gold for now.
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