A Study on Various Forms of Gold Investment

In the current market scenario of high volatile, rapidly changing market place, various avenues for investment in gold are creating the confusion among Investors. As per various studies 16,000 tons of gold is there in Indian households predominantly in the form of jewellery. There are various alternatives available for investment in gold through options like jewellery, coins, bullions, ETF, mutual funds, E-gold etc. The present study “A study on various forms of gold investment” tries to study forms of gold investment available to investors. The objectives of the study is to understand the various investment options for investors, factors needs to be aware of and know-how of investing in gold , pros and cons of various forms of investments and to assist investors in creating awareness about various gold investment options. For the purpose of study the primary data and Secondary data has been collected. Primary data consists of questionnaire and secondary data through website, research papers and magazines. Based on the research it is found that many investor still prefer jewellery, gold coins and gold bullion bars forms of investment and prefer to invest in