• A man carries a child as they leave an area where a forest fire burns, on the island of Rhodes, Greece, Saturday, July 22, 2023. A large wildfire burning on the Greek island of Rhodes for a fifth day has forced authorities to order an evacuation of four locations, including two seaside resorts. (Lefteris Diamanidis / InTime News via AP)
    A man carries a child as they leave an area where a forest fire burns, on the island of Rhodes, Greece, Saturday, July 22, 2023. A large wildfire burning on the Greek island of Rhodes for a fifth day has forced authorities to order an evacuation of four locations, including two seaside resorts. (Lefteris Diamanidis / InTime News via AP)
  • Protesters against the Israeli government's judicial overhaul bill gather at the Western Wall in Jerusalem for a mass unity prayer, ahead of a vote in the parliament. AFP
    Protesters against the Israeli government's judicial overhaul bill gather at the Western Wall in Jerusalem for a mass unity prayer, ahead of a vote in the parliament. AFP
  • Iraqi demonstrators carry copies of the Quran and chant slogans during a protest near the Green Zone in Baghdad. EPA
    Iraqi demonstrators carry copies of the Quran and chant slogans during a protest near the Green Zone in Baghdad. EPA
  • People cool off in Itlay with the government issuing red alerts for 16 cities due to the current heatwave. Getty
    People cool off in Itlay with the government issuing red alerts for 16 cities due to the current heatwave. Getty
  • Kevin Peraza competes in the Men's Skateboard Park during X Games California. AP
    Kevin Peraza competes in the Men's Skateboard Park during X Games California. AP
  • Members of the Disappeared Detainees Relatives Group of Chile hold cardboard cutouts depicting their disappeared relatives in a march. AP
    Members of the Disappeared Detainees Relatives Group of Chile hold cardboard cutouts depicting their disappeared relatives in a march. AP
  • A lotus seed pod is cracked after the flower bloomed during the Lotus and Water Lily Festival at Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens. EPA
    A lotus seed pod is cracked after the flower bloomed during the Lotus and Water Lily Festival at Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens. EPA
  • Hikers cross Boverbreen glacier, an inland glacier in Jotunheimen National Park near Lom, Norway. Reuters
    Hikers cross Boverbreen glacier, an inland glacier in Jotunheimen National Park near Lom, Norway. Reuters
  • Damages inside the Odesa Transfiguration Cathedral in Odesa, Ukraine, following Russian missile attacks. AP
    Damages inside the Odesa Transfiguration Cathedral in Odesa, Ukraine, following Russian missile attacks. AP
  • A voter prepares his ballot at a school used as a polling station in Badalona, Catalonia. AP
    A voter prepares his ballot at a school used as a polling station in Badalona, Catalonia. AP
  • The Climate Clock, which indicates the alleged time left to act to limit global warming to 1.5°C, is projected onto the Christ the Redeemer statue, in Rio de Janeiro. AFP
    The Climate Clock, which indicates the alleged time left to act to limit global warming to 1.5°C, is projected onto the Christ the Redeemer statue, in Rio de Janeiro. AFP

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July 23, 2023

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How to invest in gold

Investors can tap into the gold price by purchasing physical jewellery, coins and even gold bars, but these need to be stored safely and possibly insured.

A cheaper and more straightforward way to benefit from gold price growth is to buy an exchange-traded fund (ETF).

Most advisers suggest sticking to “physical” ETFs. These hold actual gold bullion, bars and coins in a vault on investors’ behalf. Others do not hold gold but use derivatives to track the price instead, adding an extra layer of risk. The two biggest physical gold ETFs are SPDR Gold Trust and iShares Gold Trust.

Another way to invest in gold’s success is to buy gold mining stocks, but Mr Gravier says this brings added risks and can be more volatile. “They have a serious downside potential should the price consolidate.”

Mr Kyprianou says gold and gold miners are two different asset classes. “One is a commodity and the other is a company stock, which means they behave differently.”

Mining companies are a business, susceptible to other market forces, such as worker availability, health and safety, strikes, debt levels, and so on. “These have nothing to do with gold at all. It means that some companies will survive, others won’t.”

By contrast, when gold is mined, it just sits in a vault. “It doesn’t even rust, which means it retains its value,” Mr Kyprianou says.

You may already have exposure to gold miners in your portfolio, say, through an international ETF or actively managed mutual fund.

You could spread this risk with an actively managed fund that invests in a spread of gold miners, with the best known being BlackRock Gold & General. It is up an incredible 55 per cent over the past year, and 240 per cent over five years. As always, past performance is no guide to the future.

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Updated: July 23, 2023, 12:34 PM
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