No, no, no. Almost none of the ETFs hold the physical gold, only paper claims to gold that may or may not exist (and may be subject to 20 other paper claims on the same bar). Also, the ETFs are a convenient vehicle for price suppression - games can be played with paper but not so much physical. So by purchasing shares in an ETF you are actually acting contrary to your own best interest as a gold investor by enabling price suppression.
Take the physical off the market and hold it yourself with no counter-party risk and helping your own cause.
No, no, no. Almost none of the ETFs hold the physical gold, only paper claims to gold that may or may not exist (and may be subject to 20 other paper claims on the same bar). Also, the ETFs are a convenient vehicle for price suppression - games can be played with paper but not so much physical. So by purchasing shares in an ETF you are actually acting contrary to your own best interest as a gold investor by enabling price suppression.
Take the physical off the market and hold it yourself with no counter-party risk and helping your own cause.