The Canadian investor guide
Investing in gold & silver.
Start with the groundwork.
Choose what you want to own, count the full cost, and understand how you would sell. Five source-backed guides for Canadian readers—not predictions or personal investment advice.
Physical gold or a gold ETF? Start with what you want to own.
Coins in your possession and units in a fund solve different problems. Compare ownership, costs, currency exposure and the practical route out.
Gold bars vs coins in Canada: compare the exit, too.
A lower premium is only part of the decision. Compare equal fine-gold content, partial resale, verification and the amount you could receive back.
Your gold price is not your breakeven price.
A worked Canadian-dollar example of purchase premiums, holding costs and resale deductions—and why a rising gold price may still leave you below breakeven.
Gold vs silver: the practical differences behind the price.
Start with position size, physical weight, premiums and resale—not the idea that a lower ounce price must mean a cheaper investment.
Storing gold and silver in Canada: ask what is actually protected.
Home, bank box or professional vault: separate physical security, legal ownership, insurance, access and the full cost of getting your metal back.
Put the numbers to work
The cost is more
than the metal.
Try your own purchase premium, holding cost and resale assumptions. A scenario helps you compare; it does not predict a return.
Open the round-trip calculator ↗Educational information, not personal investment, legal or tax advice. Meridian’s tools and product references do not place an order or arrange storage.