Akshaya Tritiya gold buying: Match consumption, investment with purpose
Last Update Date: 06-10-2026
Published by Business Standard
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Abhishek Kumar explained that many sovereign gold bond tranches trade below spot gold because of thin liquidity and recent tax changes, and said secondary market bonds can still make sense if the discount covers the tax impact.
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The article separates buying gold for consumption from buying it as an investment on Akshaya Tritiya. It explains hallmark and HUID checks, choosing purity, keeping an invoice, and the trade-offs of gold ETFs, gold fund-of-funds and sovereign gold bonds bought on the exchange after the Budget 2026 tax change.
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Akshaya Tritiya gold buying: Match consumption, investment with purpose