Investment Q&A

Q: Hello
What is the best way to hold gold bullion? Is it in an ETF?
Is there a Canadian ETF that invests in the metal?
Thanks
Jeff

Q: I see the suggestion of going to gold for safety in this market. Do your mean buying gold pieces at Costco or other means? I need some recommendations on how to enter the market and take the least amount of risk.

Q: Hi 5i team,

What would be the equivalent of PHYS and XGD in the U.S. markets?

Thanks for your help.
Harry

Q: Morning Peter and team,

I am thinking of getting some exposure to gold and would appreciate your suggestion as to how I should go about it, e.g. mining companies, stocks, etfs, physical gold, etc?

Thanks,
H

Q: If the American dollar drops significantly what effect on price of Phys.to

Q: Hi,

1) Is there an advantage to holding PHYS:CA vs. PHYS:US? How do they stack up with currency fluctuations?

2) Is there any risk with PHYS:US trading on a US exchange if the US goes crazy about Canadians investing in the US? Would it be better to hold PHYS:CA?

Thanks for the help. Michael

Q: What is the best way to invest in gold?

Q: In your answer to a previous question you suggested Gold was a good place to protect from inflation and the general crazy going on with Trump and Tariffs.
Can you suggest an ETF. I really don’t want to hold producers

Q: Let us assume there is market downturn of 20% or greater. I am a retired senior and want to be cautious. I have TBills in US and Can.;
Also some BN, DSG , AEM and bonds like ZMMK. Also 10% in ZSP and VFV , XIU.
Any red flags here and suggest some additions. TAKE AS MANY CREDITS as needed to answer this. Thanks. Helen

Q: Can you provide cdn and us stocks/etfs that own physical gold and silver (not the miner) that has good liquidity. Thank you.

Q: For someone who wants physical exposure to gold, is it better to buy Sprott Physical Gold Trust or Sprott Physical Gold Trust Unit? I understand that the former trades on the TSX and the latter on the NYSE. What is your preference? Thank you

Q: You may have answered this question before. How does one buy gold instead of gold but trades like a stock -- liquid and is 100% correlated to the price of spot gold

Q: Do you have any preference between GLD & PHYS? Thanks.

Q: Hi, my question is which etf to buy in the Sprott precious metal group? I’m selling my bullion and buying a etf. I can buy gold, gold and silver, platinum and palladium or uranium.
My plan was to just buy gold ( phys), but I see I have other choices. What would be your suggestion for a 4-5 minimum year hold?
Thanks

Q: Since early 2023, I de-risked my general asset allocation to 30% equity. 30% ultra-short-term corp bonds, 30% MMF. The rest is mostly physical gold (PHYS), with a tiny bit of silver exposure. I am wondering about starting a small position in oil such as CPG or WCP. My other interest is also Sprott Physical Uranium as I have a tiny position in CCO which also did well. Any thoughts on which one is a better story, Uranium or oil?

Q: I read an article recently that talks about the validity of ETF's. Can you make your comments about this!

Terms are that, each share of an ETF is an IOU.

As an example what happens behind the scenes when an ETF buys gold?

The actual metal purchased is stored by a custodian such as a major bank like JP Morgan or HSBC – yes, the same banks that have been investigated for silver and gold manipulation many times in the past.
But what you may not know is that the value of each share you own, or more specifically, the share-to-metal ratio, actually decreases the longer you hold it.

For example, the fund that manages the ETF must sell gold to pay for expenses, reducing the amount of gold tied to each share.
That's one of the reasons ETFs should NEVER be considered a long-term investment.
In other words, ETFs are not the way to go if you're looking to gold as a store of value or as an insurance policy against fiat currencies.

The same goes for Bitcoin ETFs.
Over time, the ETF fund will sell some of its Bitcoin to cover operating costs and management fees. As a result, an investor's unit will gradually hold a slightly smaller amount of Bitcoin than their initial purchase.

I would appreciate receiving your comments about this information!
Thanks.

Q: Id like your comments about the current drama and politics in the US regarding the debt ceiling. Given the parties track record of party line versus cooperative efforts I am thinking this may be an instance where no agreement is reached, and would like recommendations for ETF hedges.

Q: What metals etfs do you like and why? (or why not)

Q: Gold in general due to the massive Fed and provincial deficits in Canada

Hi Peter and team
even before Covid, the Fed govt was running a substantial deficit in good time
(comparatively)
the Fed deficit for the next few years (1-5) would be enormous no matter which party takes power
with the debt, for an average investor, I do own gold stocks and ETF
today at 11:30 Wed , one speaker on BNN felt that investors are not keen on buying gold (now off the peak season), he does not like bitcoin either

From your perspective, this could be a good time to buy some more quality gold
stocks and ETF (I know the names that your services recommend) ; I wonder
if you feel that this would be a prudent move, (up to 5 plus percent in ones portfolio)
or there is another sector one could buy as an insurance of the massive printing of our money due to the huge deficits (the US called it Quantitative easing)

looking forward to hear your expert opinion,
thanks

Michael (do own some gold stocks and the ETF for gold)

Q: I have $100000 us to invest medium risk, 3 years. Where should I be?
Also, what about gold coins as a holding?