Gold and Silver investments

jon3001

alchemistkevin wrote: »

Anyone know what's the best/quickest way to buy/sell gold? (non-physical is alright with me)

ETFs such as PHAU can be traded in real-time during LSE trading hours. The margins are low - but you pay the brokerage fee of course (no stamp duty).

You could also look at these (I've no experience)
http://www.goldmoney.com
http://www.bullionvault.com/

novazombie

I do like the look of goldmoney.com they seem a bit better value than Perth Mint, but are they as secure as Perth Mint?

PM are guaranteed by the Oz government, but you have to pay 25c on top that you dont have to with goldworld.com, but I wonder how safe goldworld.com is, they are based in Jersey, channel islands.

There was that US gold holding company Monex who got sues by the IRS, so I wonder how safe their investors see them now?

U.S. sues Monex for $378 million in back taxes
June 24th, 2008
http://ocbiz.freedomblogging.com/2008/06/24/us-sues-monex-for-378-million-in-back-taxes/

Is it worth paying a bit extra to start with for peace of mind?