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Television Interview About Gold Buyback Schemes and Gold Investment
By Sethisfy  •  April 10, 2013

Television Interview About Gold Buyback Schemes and Gold Investment

I was recently asked to speak on a television programme catered for the elderly about the topic of dubious gold buyback schemes and a few proper ways of investing in gold.

I have written briefly about gold buyback schemes before, and since then the fallout from many such companies absconding with their customers’ money is apparent and all over the news:

Aside from opening gold savings accounts and purchasing gold bars, coins and gold certificates from banks as stated in the video, there other ways of investing in gold such as gold ETFs, unit trusts and futures. Such information was left out because it may get too technical, and I think the main takeaway would be that if an “investment” sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

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By Sethisfy
As an adult, I’ve been through many ups and downs in my career path and personal finance journey, not unlike many Singaporeans. From my years as a tied insurance agent turned independent financial adviser, I realised that there are very few sources of proper, unbiased financial advice for working adults to access. Worse, self-styled “financial consultants” are selling products like savings plans and ILPs to the detriment of the clients whose interests they were supposed to serve.
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