Author: Rhea Chaterji, Co Founder, Safegold.
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Raksha Bandhan 2026 Gold Buying Guide: Should You Buy Digital Gold or Physical Gold For Your Sister?
Raksha Bandhan 2026 falls on Friday, August 28. It is celebrated on the full moon day of the Shravan month and is one of India’s most important gifting occasions. If you’re planning to gift gold this Rakhi, whether as jewellery, coins, or digital gold, there are two decisions worth thinking through: whether to buy now…
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How Global Tensions in 2026 Are Driving Gold Prices and How to Position Your Digital Gold
Major bank forecasts for gold in 2026 now span a wide range, from Morgan Stanley’s $4,800/oz Q4 forecast to Wells Fargo’s $6,100–$6,300/oz end-2026 target. Goldman Sachs has raised its end-2026 forecast to $5,400/oz, while JPMorgan’s recent 2026 average forecast stands around $5,243/oz. That range reflects different assumptions about interest rates, central-bank buying, investor demand and…
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Why Gold Hit All-Time Highs in 2026 and What That Means for Your Digital Gold Balance
If you hold digital gold and watched your balance surge in January 2026, only to pull back, you are not imagining it. International gold prices rallied sharply in January 2026, crossed US$5,000/oz, recorded 12 all-time highs and then corrected at the month’s end. In India, domestic 24K gold prices mirrored the move, with some market…
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Gold Price Forecast India 2026: Can Gold Hit ₹2 Lakh?
Gold in India opened in 2026 at around ₹95,000 per 10 grams for 24K gold. By late January, it had touched about ₹1.75 lakh per 10 grams, a record high, before correcting to roughly ₹1.56–1.57 lakh per 10 grams by May 18, 2026. That correction is exactly what makes ₹2 lakh the live question for…
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How to Check Gold Purity at Home: 5 Methods Ranked by Reliability
Most Indians today are holding a piece of gold that was inherited, gifted, or bought years ago without a bill of sale. Now, before you sell it, pledge it for a loan, or decide whether it’s worth keeping, you need to know if it’s actually what it claims to be. Learning how to check gold…
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Gold Jewellery vs Investment: Why Making Charges Make Jewellery Expensive
You buy a gold necklace thinking you’ve invested in gold. You have, but only partly. The rest went to labour charges, wastage fees, and taxes that disappear the moment you walk out of the showroom. This article is for anyone who holds or plans to buy gold jewellery as a wealth-building asset. It covers what…
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How to Buy Digital Gold Safely: A First-Timer’s Checklist Before You Pay on Any Platform
Buying digital gold takes under two minutes on any UPI app. Deciding where to buy it deserves more than two minutes. After SEBI’s November 2025 public advisory clarified that digital gold operates entirely outside its regulatory framework, one thing became clear: the only protection a digital gold buyer has is the structure the platform itself…
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Is Digital Gold a Good Option for Retirement Planning in India?
Most Indians plan retirement around EPF, PPF, and the occasional FD. Gold usually enters informally, accumulated through jewellery, passed down through families, and locked away for emergencies. It works, but it’s not a strategy. Digital gold investment changes what gold can do in a retirement plan by addressing the specific factors that make physical gold…
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Regulation on Digital Gold: 2026 Update
Digital gold in India operates under the same legal framework that governs the sale of physical gold. It is not regulated by SEBI or the RBI, but that does not make it illegal or outside the law. Transactions are governed by GST rules, contract law, and consumer protection regulations, just like any other gold purchase.…
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Gold for Your Child’s Future: How to Build an Education or Marriage Corpus With Digital Gold
Most Indian families already know they need to plan for their child’s education and wedding. What they often underestimate is the size of that number and how fast it is growing. IIM programmes that cost ₹3–5 lakh in the early 2000s can now cost ₹25–28 lakh. Private medical colleges could reach ₹3–4 crore by 2040…