There are many ways to buy Gold. Basically, you can buy Physical Gold or a Gold Exchange Traded Fund (ETF). When you buy physical gold you actually own the underlying gold. Conversely, when you buy a Gold ETF you own a paper asset that is based on Gold. Therefore, you can’t redeem your ETF in Gold you must do so in just cash. Recently, there has been some great developments in the area of Physical Gold ownership. You can now buy physical gold, store it in a vault and insure it using excellent platforms such as BullionVault.

This is great for the individual investor who is looking to put a percentage of their savings into Gold. Commissions and storage/insurance costs are surprisingly small. Also, by storing your Gold in a vault, you don’t have to pay for transport. Because a platform like BullionVault has thousands of people actively buying and selling Gold 24/7 throughout the world your gold holding is quite liquid if you wish to sell. If you hold your gold personally it is much harder to sell because of transportation and validation issues.

In summary, you can buy physical gold through an online system like BullionVault and store it in a vault in Zurich, New York or London. You can buy physical bullion and coins from a gold dealer and get them delivered to you procession. You can contact your stock broker and buy a Gold ETF.