Article

Gold as an investment in India

ClearTax Free Beginner India

The India view on holding gold: physical, digital, ETFs, and Sovereign Gold Bonds, and how each is taxed, so a small allocation is a considered choice.

Open on cleartax.in ↗

Curated reading that points you to the sources, not personalised investment advice.

It answers 6 questions

  1. How much of my money should be in crypto or gold?
  2. Are Sovereign Gold Bonds a better way to own gold than jewellery or gold ETFs?
  3. How is crypto taxed in India, and does that change whether it is even worth it?
  4. Everyone around me is making money on crypto. Am I missing out?
  5. Does holding gold make sense as a hedge when my net worth is locked up in my startup?
  6. What is a sensible way to actually buy and store crypto or gold safely?

Read with it

  1. The best reminder that avoiding ruin beats chasing returns, and that wealth is the money you don't spend. The whole founder... The Psychology of Money Book The Psychology of Money Morgan Housel
  2. The government-backed way to hold gold that pays interest and skips storage, if you want a small gold allocation without the... ClearTax Article Sovereign Gold Bonds ClearTax
  3. The free, India-first grounding in what to do with cash once you have it: goals, allocation, SIPs, and not losing it to fees. Zerodha Varsity Course Personal Finance Zerodha Varsity
  4. The India reference on short vs long term capital gains, holding periods, and rates for equity, funds, and property, so you... ClearTax Article Capital gains tax in India ClearTax
  5. A no-nonsense, ad-light India personal-finance site: plain math and free calculators for emergency funds, goals, and asset... Freefincal Tool Freefincal: goal-based planning and calculators M. Pattabiraman
  6. A practical India-first reference for keeping personal and company finances (and their tax) cleanly separate. ClearTax Article ClearTax: personal and business tax guides ClearTax
eChai Partner Brands The partnership →