Direct gold investment: bars, coins and jewelry

If you want to invest in gold that has a physical value - and not just a "virtual" value - you should basically distinguish between two forms:

1. collectible gold

Collector coins, gold jewelry or gold watches may be traded far above their material value. This depends on the elaborate processing, but also on the rarity of certain objects. For example, the value of a gold Rolex can increase significantly within a few years.

2. investment gold

A relatively easy way to add gold to your portfolio is to buy bars or coins. These are usually stored in a home vault, safe deposit box or with a professional gold dealer such as pro aurum. Many investors prefer bars because they are somewhat less expensive than coins - their production is relatively simple and the price is closest to the pure material value. Bullion coins (also called bullion coins) should be distinguished from collectibles.

Gold as a numerical value in the online depot

The brokers like https://exness-ar.com/login/ now offers a new service in terms of gold investment: Your gold bars or coins as a value within your deposit. This allows you to track the performance of your gold - just as with your securities - directly in your securities account view. Of course, you can also buy and sell gold conveniently from within your securities account.

 

Your gold bars and coins are stored for you in the high-security vault of our partner for precious metals, pro aurum. And if you do want to store your gold in your own vault, you can have it delivered to your home for a fee.

Conclusion

Whether it's an unadorned bar or a precious coin, if you want to invest some of your assets in gold over the medium to long term, you should calculate carefully.

For example, choose jewelry pieces that are likely to appreciate well, such as limited editions.

Physical gold has the advantage that you can buy it without VAT and - via Cbank, without order fees, only 0.60% p.a. custody fee is due per year. Nevertheless, with gold bars or bullion coins you should definitely keep in mind the difference between buying and selling price. For a gold bar of 1000g, this is currently about 2% (as of 11/2015). So it is important to weigh the amount of gold, the selling price and the price development with each other.