So, you’re thinking of buying and investing in gold or silver? Here’s the steps to take…
HOW TO BUY AND INVEST IN GOLD AND SILVER
What Form of Gold and Silver to Buy and Invest In?
There are many forms of gold and silver. From gold mining shares to exchange traded funds (ETF’s), to gold and silver futures, and paper gold and silver certificates.
Investing in Bullion Coins and Bars
However physical gold and silver bullion in the form of bars and coins is the only type of gold or silver that has no counter-party risk. In fact physical bullion is the only financial asset with no counter-party risk. Meaning it is an asset that is not at the same time someone else’s liability.
Physical gold and silver is owned by you and is not connected to the banking system.
The gold and silver price will never go to zero, unlike the possibility of fiat currencies and other forms of investments.
Physical gold or silver bullion is:
- Portable
- Divisible
- Durable
- Generally accepted worldwide
- An ounce of gold (or silver) is an ounce of gold (or silver) anywhere
So buying and investing in physical gold and silver bullion is the only real form of financial insurance.
How Much Gold and Silver Should You Buy?
The next question to answer is just how much gold and silver should you buy and own?
The traditional answer has been 5% or so of your personal net worth.
However the answer likely depends on what percentage of your net worth is in other asset classes. For example, say you have 5% in gold, and 50% in the share market. If the share market crashed 50%, then gold would need to rise 400% just for you to break even. So you may wish to consider a larger percentage.
Marc Faber, editor of the Doom, Boom and Gloom Report, who is also an extremely knowledgeable and astute investor, suggests that 20% in gold bullion related investments is more appropriate, if the rest of your portfolio consists of paper assets only.
Read more on this topic: What Percentage of Gold and Silver Should Be in My Portfolio?
Decide What Type of Gold and Silver Bullion You Want to Buy
You have a choice of gold coins, gold bars, silver coins, and silver bars. Learn more about what types of gold and silver to buy.
Choose the Weight
Gold and silver coins most commonly come in 1 oz size.
Gold bullion bars are generally sold by the ounce and include 1 oz., 10 oz. and 100 oz. bars.
Silver bullion bars are most commonly bought in 1 kg, 5 kg bars or 100 oz. bars.
Or Choose the Dollar Amount You Want to Buy
Alternatively just choose the dollar amount you wish to spend and let us know.
How to Buy Gold Bullion
Browse our range of gold bars and gold coins: Buy Gold Bullion. We have gold bullion products from New Zealand refiners to the most trusted private and government mints from around the world.
How to Buy Silver Bullion
Browse our range of silver bars and silver coins: Buy Silver Bullion. You can choose silver bullion from long standing New Zealand refiners to the most trusted private and government mints from around the world.
How to Buy Gold and Silver Bullion
Buy Online
Where the Add to Cart option is available, select the quantity you want, add the bullion product to your cart and proceed through checkout to place your order.
After checkout, we review your order to confirm product availability, pricing and fulfilment arrangements. Once everything is confirmed, we issue your invoice with payment instructions.
Request a Quote
Where Add to Quote is displayed, add the products and quantities you are interested in to your quote. You can return to the shop and add multiple products before submitting your request.
We will review your request and send you a quote by email. Quotes are generally valid for a limited period because gold and silver prices move throughout the trading day.
Once you accept the quote, we will confirm the order and provide the payment details needed to complete your purchase.
Need Help Placing an Order?
You can also contact us by email, live chat or through our contact form.
Or call us on 0800 888 465 or +64 9 281 3898 if you would like to speak with us directly.
Payment Options
Bank transfer is our standard payment method. Other payment options may also be available:
- Foreign currency payments (AUD, USD, EUR, GBP and others) – learn more
- Cash
- Visa & Mastercard (3% payment fee applies)
- Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies – learn more
For foreign currency, card or cryptocurrency payments, please contact us so we can provide the appropriate payment details or payment link.
Delivery and Insurance
Delivery times vary depending on the product, supplier and current availability. Where a product is made or sourced to order, additional fulfilment time may apply.
You can pick up your bullion in Auckland. Otherwise, deliveries are fully insured until you or someone at your delivery address signs for them.
Shipping costs and available delivery options vary by product. Where shipping is included in the displayed product price, this will be shown on the product page.
Delivery options include:
- Direct to a vault
- Home or business address
- A main centre courier depot
For investors who would prefer professional storage, you can learn more about our preferred vault option in New Zealand.
Gold and Silver Storage
Lastly be sure to consider how you will store once you’ve invested in gold or silver. Learn more about Gold and Silver Storage
What Our Clients Say
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More Information on How to Invest in Gold and Silver
You can learn more about investing in gold and silver at our education centre and blog.
To learn how to buy and invest in gold using 8 other specific methods, along with their individual pros and cons then get access to our free eCourse now.
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