Gold Mutual Funds ( Known as Unit Trusts in UK & ors)

Buying exposure to gold through a mutual fund is a relatively simple way to buy gold and enter the market.

Particularly in these highly volatile times there are safety features not all present in the alternatives. Investors money is spread across the spectrum of major producers, junior miners and explorers that operate principally in Africa, North and South America, Canada and Australia.

A well managed gold mutual fund offers investors the safety of exposure to a basket of stocks that would be beyond the financial means of the average retail investor.

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In these days of uncertainty, owning physical gold in the shape of bullion bars and coins and storing them at home, in a safe deposit box or secure vault gives many investors the confidence that they may lack in paper gold virtual promissory notes such as shares in gold investment or mutual funds.

Gold ETFs arguably also come into this category.

Gold bullion bars are available in various weights ranging from one troy ounce upwards as well as in metric sizes. For example a one kilo bar weighs 32.15 ounces.

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