An outlook on investing in gold ETFS with special reference to small investor’s

This paper presents the features, pros and cons and various types of Gold ETFs which acts as a positive catalyst for the investing by small investor’s | An outlook on investing in gold ETFS with special reference to small investor s INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT IJM ISSN 0976-6502 Print ISSN 0976-6510 Online IJM Volume 7 Issue 2 February 2016 pp. 291-297 http ijm IAEME Journal Impact Factor 2016 Calculated by GISI AN OUTLOOK ON INVESTING IN GOLD ETFS WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO SMALL INVESTOR S Dr. G. Radhika Assistant Professor Department of Commerce Valluvar College of Science and Management Karur ABSTRACT Finance is one of the basic foundations of all kinds of economic activities. It is the master key which provides access to all the financial sources for being employed in all the activities of human. It is often said that human needs money to make more money. However it is also true that money begets more money only when it is properly handled. The assortment of option that an investor can desire from at the current moment making an investment decision can be truly irresistible. From the whole range of investments ranging from stocks bonds real estate Government securities to unusual metals like gold and silver an investor must create a portfolio that can effectively help him to meet his or her short medium and long term financial goals. With gold prices at an all time high right now many investors are investing towards GOLD ETFs as an investment avenue. This paper presents the features pros and cons and various types of Gold ETFs which acts as a positive catalyst for the investing by small investor s Key words Finance Investor s Gold investment Gold ETFs Securities Cite this Article G. Rathika. An Outlook on Investing in Gold ETFS with Special Reference to Small Investor s. International Journal of Management 7 2 2016 pp. 291-297. http ijm 1. INTRODUCTION Gold ETFs are exchange traded funds that are meant to track closely the price of physical gold. So gold ETF lets the investors to own gold in their Demat account. Each unit of the .