Little, and only with money you can afford to lose or lock away. Gold has a long history as a modest hedge, and a small allocation (often a single digit percentage) is reasonable for stability. Crypto is genuinely speculative: it can go to zero, and it should never be money you need. If you want exposure, cap it hard at a small slice, size it so that a total loss would not dent your plan, and do not let a bull market talk you into more. As a founder you already carry enormous concentrated risk in your company. The rest of your money is not the place to pile on more gambles.
4 resources, 4 India-specific, 3 link-checked.
The government-backed way to hold gold that pays interest and skips storage, if you want a small gold allocation without the physical metal.
From ClearTax by ClearTax
Open cleartax.in →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.
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Open cleartax.in →The free, India-first grounding in what to do with cash once you have it: goals, allocation, SIPs, and not losing it to fees.
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Open zerodha.com →A no-nonsense, ad-light India personal-finance site: plain math and free calculators for emergency funds, goals, and asset allocation, with no product to sell you.
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