Buy gold stocks or futures:
In the A-share market, there are many listed companies whose main business is precious metals such as gold. Investors need to open a stock account to buy these stocks, and they can directly buy related stocks after having a stock account; Buying gold futures requires a futures account and is not suitable for beginners.
Buy a gold fund:
Gold funds can buy gold ETF funds on the market and need a stock account; You can also buy gold ETF-linked funds off-site, such as banks, brokers, WeChat, Alipay and other channels. These funds calculate their income according to the trend of gold prices. When the price of gold fluctuates, the income of the gold fund will also fluctuate.
Buy paper gold:
Paper gold is a new type of investment after gold and precious metals. Investors need to open an account in a bank. Paper gold adopts 24-hour uninterrupted trading and T+0 delivery.
Buy physical gold:
Banks can invest in gold bars and coins; You can also go to the gold shop to buy gold ornaments, which also has the function of increasing value and preserving value.
The benefits of gold investment are first, and the value is stable and lasting.
Luxury goods can't be preserved. Can houses and land be preserved forever? Not to mention the 70-year house use right implemented in Chinese mainland. After a long time, the maintenance of the house will be a big expense. Nowadays, it is difficult for people to see older houses, and those houses have all disappeared. Land cannot be preserved forever. In case of natural and man-made disasters, the value of the land will be greatly reduced. Moreover, the value of land is also affected by local economic development, which depends on government planning, national governance and the improvement of economic system. There will be no such problem with gold, and its value will not be shaken by geographical changes at any time and any place.
Benefits of gold investment Second, the investment market is difficult to be manipulated by bookmakers.
The stock market in any region may be manipulated artificially. But this will not happen in the gold market. The gold market is basically a global investment market. In fact, no consortium is strong enough to manipulate the gold market. It is precisely because the gold market is difficult to make a market that it provides great protection for gold investors.
Benefits of gold investment. Convenience of property right transfer
In a country with an open gold market, anyone can buy gold openly and transfer it freely like a gift, without any obstacles similar to the registration system. Moreover, the gold market is very huge, and there are any forms of gold trading at any time. The transfer of shares and real estate will be much more complicated.
The fourth advantage of gold investment is that it can effectively fight inflation.
In the past few decades, the currency shrinkage caused by inflation has been very serious. When it shrinks to a certain extent, money is like waste paper. On the other hand, gold will rise with inflation. Therefore, investing in gold is the best way to avoid being eroded by inflation.
Benefits of gold investment. It's universal.
In ancient times, people all over the world regarded gold as the best travel expense for long-distance travel. Today, gold is still the world currency. As long as you have real gold in your hand, banks, jewelers and gold merchants all over the world can convert gold into local currency, and gold can pass around the world unimpeded, and its currency status is more stable than that of the US dollar. In addition, gold is also a recognized asset all over the world, and people all over the world have a * * * understanding of its precious value.
Benefits of gold investment. There is no depreciation problem.
Almost all luxury goods will encounter depreciation problems, such as famous bags, watches and cars. You can't sell a brand-new one at the original price when you buy it back. After a long time of use, the value has depreciated sharply, and it may not even be worth half of the original price. However, there is no devaluation of gold, and its brilliance and value are permanent. When gold ornaments become pale after being worn for a long time, the value of gold itself has not decreased. There is no discounted second-hand gold in the market. Gold can restore its original luster as long as it is washed again, and it can be melted and made into brand-new gold ornaments or gold bars at any time.