2. AGENDA
• Introduction
• Gold in the investment portfolio
• Price history of gold
• Factors affecting gold price in India
• Effects of gold price in economy
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3. INTRODUCTION
• Precious & finite natural commodity
• 60% jewellery
• India & China at the forefront of consumption
• World Gold Council's GDT
• Toppers: South Africa, United States, Australia &
Indonesia.
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5. PHYSICAL METAL
• Jewellery
• Gold Coins
• Tola Bars
• Kilo Bars
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6. GOLD ETF’s
• Open Ended Index funds that are listed and traded
through exchanges.
• ETF are mainly in Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium
besides others .
• They are listed in major stock exchanges.
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7. GOLD IN THE INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO
• Hedge against inflation
• Hedge against a declining dollar
• Gold as a safe haven
• Supply and demand
• Store of value
• Portfolio diversifier
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8. GOLD INVESTMENT PRACTICES IN INDIA
• Physical gold.
• 25,000 tonnes jewellery, Coins and Bars.
• Form of storing wealth
• At past jewellery investment
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9. Contd…
• Investment in the Bars, Coins.
• Fluctuations in gold prices
• Investment:Wedding,Children,Property,Purchase,
& Emergency
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