February 4, 2025
Gold Investing

Expand Your Portfolio With Gold: The Role Of SGBs, Digital Gold And ETFs

Last Updated:January 26, 2025, 10:25 IST If you’re thinking about investing in gold, it’s important to pick the way that works best for your financial needs and goals, like SGBs, digital gold and ETFs. Check ways to expand your portfolio with gold. Gold remains one of the most popular investment options. It has been a

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RBI announces premature redemption for Sovereign Gold Bonds issued between 2017 to 2020 | Personal Finance

3 min read Last Updated : Aug 26 2024 | 5:49 PM IST The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced an early redemption for Sovereign Gold Bonds (SGBs) issued between May 2017 and March 2020. The redemption process will take place in two phases, starting from October 11, 2024, and extending to March

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Sovereign Gold Bonds: What’s behind the delay in the next tranche? Here’s what we know

Every year, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) typically releases Series I of Sovereign Gold Bonds (SGBs) between April and June. However, as we sit in August, there’s still no news of the release for 2024. This delay is raising questions and concerns. Historically, the RBI issued 10-14 tranches of SGBs annually. Yet, over the

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Financial Assets

Sovereign Gold Bonds are hotter than ever. What’s moving them, buying options, risks, all the details

Sovereign Gold Bonds (SGBs) are currently trading at a premium over their reference prices on exchanges, driven by their tax benefits and attractive coupon rates.  With speculation over new issuances in the future, these listed bonds have seen increased demand. By mid-August 2024, the top 15 most liquid SGB series were closing 8% higher than

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Gold Investing

Gold price outlook: Is precious metal still a good investment bet post import duty cut? Here’s why you shouldn’t dismiss it!

Gold outlook: The recent Budget’s decision to reduce the import duty on gold from 15% to 6% has left investors in paper gold feeling cheated. The announcement caused domestic gold prices to plummet by more than 8%, from Rs 74,080 to Rs 68,388 per 10 grams. Gold ETFs and sovereign gold bonds, which are linked

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Gold Investing

SGB redemption: How much investors lost and government gained due to custom duty cut on gold

Sovereign Gold Bond (SGB) investors, especially the ones whose investment matured on August 5, were disappointed with the Budget 2024 proposal on customs duty. Just after the government announced a customs duty cut on gold from 15% to 6%, the price of gold fell. The decline in the price of gold following the budget announcement

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