5 mistakes when buying investment gold for the first time

Mistake one: buying jewellery instead of investment gold. Jewellery carries a fabrication margin and VAT and is hard to resell. Two: ignoring the difference between sell and buy-back price (the spread) — serious dealers keep it at 2–5%, dubious ones above 15%. Three: buying exotic coins that “promise” collector value.

Mistake four is storing gold without a plan — hiding it at home without a safe or insurance. Five, the most important: buying without a certificate of origin. Buy only LBMA-refinery products with a serial number, from a dealer who guarantees buy-back. That keeps every gram liquid — today, tomorrow and in twenty years.