You can choose between traditional and contemporary gold investment methods. Historically, gold investment was limited to purchasing physical gold in the form of jewellery, coins, bars, or antiques. Investors now have more investment options, including gold funds and gold ETFs. Sovereign Gold Bonds (SGBs) are another viable investment option offered by the Reserve Bank of India.

The main distinction between buying gold through gold ETFs and physical gold is that you do not buy physical gold. Instead of dealing with the hassles of storing physical gold, the gold you purchase is kept in Demat form. Gold funds, on the other hand, deal with funding investments in gold mining companies. SGBs are a kind of gold-backed bond.