TGM Academy
Beginner · 4 lessons · 19 min · Free
Buying gold safely
What a fair price looks like, how to spot fakes, where to keep gold, and physical against digital gold.
- 1Premiums and spreadsThe gap between the spot price and what you pay or get back, and how to check a quote yourself.5 min
- 2Checking purity and avoiding fakesHallmarks, reputable sellers, the tests that work and the ones that do not, and the red flags.5 min
- 3Storing and insuring goldHome, bank box or vault: the risks of each, allocated against unallocated, and keeping good records.4 min
- 4Physical or digital goldHow tokenised gold works, what it solves, the risks it adds, and the questions to ask any gold product.5 min