{"id":7442,"date":"2025-08-17T17:36:43","date_gmt":"2025-08-17T15:36:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.italpreziosi.it\/gold-guide\/the-ultimate-safe-haven-asset-investment-gold\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T16:22:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T15:22:59","slug":"the-ultimate-safe-haven-asset-investment-gold","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.italpreziosi.it\/en\/gold-guide\/the-ultimate-safe-haven-asset-investment-gold\/","title":{"rendered":"The ultimate safe haven asset: investment gold"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7442\" class=\"elementor elementor-7442 elementor-107\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b5af22 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7b5af22\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc9c19a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cc9c19a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8b4c2f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c8b4c2f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c7d681 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"0c7d681\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><nav aria-label=\"breadcrumbs\" class=\"rank-math-breadcrumb\"><p><span class=\"last\">Italpreziosi<\/span><\/p><\/nav><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7e2c42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d7e2c42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The ultimate safe haven asset: <span class=\"sf\">investment gold<\/span> <\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-072617b elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"072617b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We have analysed the physical characteristics of gold, its colours and the alloys it can form, the differences between raw gold and pure or fine gold, and the systems used to assess its purity and therefore its value, both in carats and in thousandths. Now let&#8217;s try to understand together why this precious metal has historically been considered a safe haven: let&#8217;s talk about gold as an investment. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae089cf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ae089cf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-206cc31 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"206cc31\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81798e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"81798e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"460\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.italpreziosi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/oro-da-investimento.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1825\" alt=\"Two gold bars and several gold coins are displayed in the foreground, with a colorful stock market candlestick chart visible in the background on a black screen.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.italpreziosi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/oro-da-investimento.jpg.webp 720w, https:\/\/cdn.italpreziosi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/oro-da-investimento-300x192.jpg.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4eeccfd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4eeccfd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b5abd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7b5abd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why has gold always been considered a <span class=\"sf\">safe haven asset<\/span>?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f59ea3 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f59ea3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Since ancient times, gold has been recognised as having a <strong>stable and lasting value<\/strong>. Its rarity, the difficulty in finding it and its physical characteristics have made it a precious and sought-after commodity, used as currency and as a symbol of power and social status, as well as economic status.<\/p><p>Throughout history, <strong>gold has become increasingly important as a safe haven asset in times of economic and political uncertainty<\/strong>. Financial crises, wars, epidemics and other situations of instability have prompted people to <strong>seek security<\/strong> by investing in safe haven assets such as gold.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44bd3d6 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44bd3d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A particularly significant historical example is the financial crisis of 1929, which led to the Great Depression. The <strong>collapse of the stock market<\/strong> led many investors to seek refuge in gold, whose price rose sharply as the value of currencies fell. <\/p><p>In recent decades, economic developments have led to greater diversification of investments, but gold continues to be considered an important safe-haven asset. In particular, investors use it as a defence against inflation and as protection against fluctuations in the financial markets. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cae31a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cae31a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is <span class=\"sf\">investment gold<\/span>?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5abfe9c elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5abfe9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Investment gold refers to a form of physical gold purchase made with the specific aim of profiting from its market value.<\/p><p>Unlike gold used for jewellery or industrial purposes, <strong>investment gold is considered a financial asset<\/strong> in its own right.<\/p><p>Investment gold can be purchased in various forms, including gold bars and gold coins. The choice of form depends mainly on the investor&#8217;s preferences and market conditions. <\/p><p>It is considered a <strong>safe form of investment<\/strong> \u2013 precisely because gold has always maintained a certain <strong>value over time<\/strong> \u2013 and, in the long term, capable of protecting the portfolio from financial losses and ensuring a certain stability.<\/p><div class=\"sub-block\"> <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-703feab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"703feab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Diversify your investment portfolio<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a277a16 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a277a16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Investment gold can also be a <strong>tool for diversifying your portfolio<\/strong>. Investors can purchase gold as part of a diversified portfolio that also includes equities, bonds, real estate and other financial products. <\/p><p>Investment gold can help reduce the overall risk of your portfolio, as its value does not necessarily follow that of other financial assets.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0be301 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a0be301\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Investment gold: <span class=\"sf\">Italian legislation<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c28dce elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c28dce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In Italy, investment gold is subject to specific regulations that define the characteristics of gold products intended for investment and the methods of marketing.<\/p><p>The main <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.italpreziosi.it\/en\/information\/regulations\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">legislation governing investment gold<\/span><\/a> in Italy is <strong>Law No. 7 of 17 January 2000<\/strong>, also known as the \u201c<strong>Gold Decree<\/strong>\u201d. This law defines <strong>the requirements that gold investment products<\/strong>, including gold bars and coins, must meet in order to be considered as such and enjoy the related tax benefits.<\/p><p>In particular, gold investment products must have a minimum purity of 995\u2030 for bars and 900\u2030 for coins. They must also be minted by an accredited mint and have a nominal value.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b109dce elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b109dce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The price and <span class=\"sf\">quotations<\/span> of investment gold<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55bdd17 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55bdd17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The <strong>price of physical investment gold<\/strong> depends on its purity, expressed in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.italpreziosi.it\/en\/gold-guide\/the-carat-system-thousandths-and-750-gold\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">thousandths or <\/span><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">carats<\/span><\/strong><\/a>, and its <strong>weight<\/strong>, expressed in grams or ounces.<\/p><p>The <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.italpreziosi.it\/en\/quotations\/gold\/\">gold prices<\/a><\/span> that determine the price of investment gold are influenced by supply and demand on the international market, inflation, exchange rates and central bank monetary policy decisions.<\/p><p>Precisely because of its status as a safe-haven asset, the price of physical gold for investment purposes can rise in times of economic or political uncertainty, as demand increases from investors seeking a safe way to diversify their portfolios.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ee0a3f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2ee0a3f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f40cc22 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f40cc22\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08e8f5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"08e8f5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.italpreziosi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/lingotti-oro-italpreziosi.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1823\" alt=\"A close-up of a one-kilogram gold bar labeled ITALPREZIOSI ITALY 1 KILO FINE GOLD 999.9 stands upright in front of a large stack of similar shiny gold bars.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.italpreziosi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/lingotti-oro-italpreziosi.jpg.webp 720w, https:\/\/cdn.italpreziosi.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/lingotti-oro-italpreziosi-300x225.jpg.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f2cbb0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7f2cbb0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47db3e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"47db3e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"sf\">\nBullion or coins?<\/span> Choosing gold for investment<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c14446 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c14446\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Among the different types of <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.italpreziosi.it\/en\/investment\/gold\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">physical gold for investment<\/a><\/span>, <strong>bullion<\/strong> is often the preferred choice of more experienced buyers. Gold bullion is easy to store, can be bought and sold more easily and is available in various sizes: on the <strong>Italpreziosi<\/strong> online shop, you can buy <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.italpreziosi.it\/en\/investment\/bars\/gold\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">pure gold bullion<\/a><\/span> <strong>in 9 different sizes<\/strong>, from 5 grams to 1 kg, always accompanied by a certificate of guarantee.<\/p><p>An alternative form of investment in physical gold is <strong>collector coins<\/strong>: often minted in <strong>limited editions<\/strong>, they can have a <strong>numismatic value<\/strong> higher than the value of the gold they contain.<\/p><p>Italpreziosi offers an extensive catalogue of <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.italpreziosi.it\/en\/investment\/coins\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">gold coins<\/a><\/strong><\/span> <strong>for collectors and investors<\/strong>, including Marengo and British Sterling coins, purchased from the world&#8217;s leading mints. To help you choose the form of investment that best suits your needs, Italpreziosi offers a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.italpreziosi.it\/en\/services\/book-a-consultation\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">consultancy service<\/a><\/span> with industry professionals who guide customers in choosing the most effective and secure option.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ultimate safe haven asset: investment gold We have analysed the physical characteristics of gold, its colours and the alloys it can form, the differences between raw gold and pure or fine gold, and the systems used to assess its purity and therefore its value, both in carats and in thousandths. Now let&#8217;s try to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":7427,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7442","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.italpreziosi.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7442","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.italpreziosi.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.italpreziosi.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.italpreziosi.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.italpreziosi.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7442"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/www.italpreziosi.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7442\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7551,"href":"https:\/\/www.italpreziosi.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7442\/revisions\/7551"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.italpreziosi.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7427"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.italpreziosi.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7442"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}