Sovereign Gold Bonds (SGB) are now open for investment.

Sovereign Gold Bonds (SGB) are now open for investment.

Benefits of SGBs over other forms of gold:

1. You get a fixed 2.5% interest every year
2. Guaranteed by the Government of India
3. No expenses or other charges. Gold ETFs & funds charge up to 1%.

You can invest in the latest tranche of Sovereign Gold Bonds on Coin.

Gold is a pretty controversial asset class, and there are a lot of extreme opinions about its role. If you want to learn more about the role of gold in a portfolio, check out this Zerodha Educate podcast episode with Chirag Mehta, senior fund manager at Quantum Asset Management who also manages the?Quantum Gold Fund.

In this episode, Chirag talks about:

1. His journey into the markets
2. His perspective of what happened in the markets last year
3. What moves gold prices
4. Why do Indians love gold so much?
5. Historical performance of gold in India vs equities and bonds
6. Pros and cons of various gold options like physical gold, gold ETFs, Sovereign Gold Bonds, Gold Mutual Funds etc
7. What roles gold plays in a portfolio
8. How much to invest in gold
9. His thoughts on some popular arguments against investing gold
10. Central banks actions and their impact on gold going forward
11. How do Indian gold ETFs and Mutual Funds manage their gold, where do they store it, safety measures etc
12. Things to keep in mind when picking gold funds
13. His personal investment philosophy
14. Some unique stories from his career
15. Some reading recommendations

You can read the full transcript of this episode on TradingQnA ??