Representing physical gold in dematerialised form. 1 Gold ETF unit is equal to 1 gram of gold.
All you need is a demat & trading account, and you could purchase it just like shares. Units will be backed by 0.995 finesse of physical gold by the fund house.
▣ Gold Savings Fund 💵
It’s an open-ended Fund of Funds scheme that invests its corpus into an underlying Gold ETF, which, in turn, invests in physical gold & you don’t require a Demat A/c & Trading A/c to buy units.
You may even start SIP of as little as Rs 500 per month.
▣ SGB 💴
Sovereign Gold Bonds are issued by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The tenure of the bond is 8 years (with a 5-year lock-in period) & SGBs earn you interest at 2.5% p.a. The minimum investment is 1 gram of gold, while the maximum is 4 kgs per fiscal year.
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▣ SSY was created to provide girl child 👨👩👧👧 with a
sound financial future. It’s a part of "Beti Bachao,
Beti Padhao Yojana". It comes with an interest rate
of 7.6% and tax benefits under 80C of Income-tax
Act, 1961.
▣ The account can be opened by the parent or legal guardian in the name of a girl child from the birth till she is 10 and max 2 accounts can be opened.
❌If more than two daughters the 3rd account can not be opened.
The idea rolls back to the USA before the banking system was established when people used to put their valuable things in a Coffee Can and would not touch it for a long time.
So, it’s a BUY and FORGET style of investing.
The rationale behind this methodology is to invest for a long run (10 years or more) in a sound business.
⚠️ It’s Gambling
⚠️ Require Strong Knowledge
⚠️ Require large capital to invest
⚠️ Can time the market
⚠️ All stocks eventually fall in value
⚠️ High risks = high profits
⚠️ Experts/Advisory Required
While gambling is all about game of luck/chance, investing is driven by multiple factors as economic landscape, company performance, your stock purchase & sale timing etc & these factors can be studied & predicted to make pftble investments.
▣ Require Strong Knowledge 👨🎓
Investing requires an understanding of the market & identifying the right shares. But, this process of learning is continuous & develops over time.
Share market favors preparation & is, therefore, open to anyone with a keen interest in the market