Need Suggestion on ETFs and Copper Investment

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Need some suggestion on ETFs. I have been reading articles about top ETFs listed by different publishers like moneycontrol etc. But I want to know some real-life experiences about ETFs.

  1. How long should one hold ETFs? And what is actually the return you have experienced?
  2. Does it really matter which gold or silver etfs I buy except the expense ratio? Aren’t etfs linked to gold and silver prices?
  3. Any suggestion on best gold and silver etfs?
  4. Any suggestion on how to invest in copper apart from buying Copper Futures.

Thanks for your help!

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  1. ETFs come in all shapes and sizes and suggested holding periods and returns would vary accordingly. For equity ETFs, returns would be similar to the underlying stocks, for gold/silver, it would be similar to gold/silver prices. There are also liquid ETFs which invest in safe liquid instruments and thus generate much lower returns. Holding periods varies based on the type of etf and your risk appetite.
  2. Gold/Silver ETFs need to be backed by physical gold. So if you are buying an ETF equivalent to 1g gold, it’s backed by a fraction of an actual gold bar in a vault. Apart from expense ratio, you might also want to look at liquidity as ETF prices can vary from it’s iNAV. Ideally, you should buy a highly liquid low cost ETF.
  3. No suggestions. Please do your own research.
  4. No idea.
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Thanks!

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