Author: Harsha Halvi, Product Lead, SafeGold.
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Realised vs. Unrealised Gain: When Do I Make Profit or Loss in Digital Gold?
If you’ve ever watched your digital gold balance move from ₹18,000 to ₹17,600 in a week and wondered whether you’ve lost money, you haven’t, necessarily. What you’ve seen is an unrealised movement, not a realised one. These are two very different things, and confusing them is one of the most common mistakes gold investors make.…
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Monthly Gold Investment Plans and Options Explained
Every year, millions of Indian households enrol in a jeweller’s saving scheme, depositing monthly, waiting 10 to 11 months, then redeeming for jewellery at a store they are already locked into. It is a familiar structure, and for a long time, it was the only accessible way to build toward a gold purchase without a…
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What is Gold Leasing? Earn Extra Returns on Your Gold
Gold has always been stored. Historically, that was the whole point: buy it, put it somewhere safe, and let price appreciation do the rest. But holding gold idle has a quiet cost; it earns nothing while it sits. Gold leasing changes that. It is a mechanism for putting your accumulated gold to productive use. You…
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Gold SIP Returns: 5-Year vs 10-Year Performance Analysis
In 2026, gold prices have risen sharply. The World Gold Council reported a record price of ₹175,231 per 10 grams on 13 February 2026, before easing to ₹154,395 per 10 grams on 16 March 2026. That’s a lot of return in under seven years from an asset most Indian households were already holding, just not…
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Gold Price Dropped: Should I Sell or Hold? Facts Not Advice
Gold in India hit nearly ₹1,80,779 per 10 grams in late January. By late March, it had pulled back to around ₹142,453–₹144,000. That’s a drop of roughly 17% in under two months. If you’re watching your gold balance and wondering what to do, it’s crucial to understand what the numbers actually say and, more importantly,…