If one wants to invest in gold for as a long term investment, now it is easier than ever. Gold ETFs are available to buy and sell like an ordinary share.These are exchange traded funds launched by mutual fund houses.we dont actually need to carry the actual gold.
Benefits of buying gold etfs are:
Safety and security
Long term commitments
Transparency and liquidity
cost effective
Each unit of etf tracks the price of 1 gm pure gold.