Written from decades of experience behind the counter — not copied from elsewhere.
Making charges are quoted per gram and include the shop's margin. Learn to calculate any price yourself, what a fair charge looks like, and exactly what you get back when you sell.
Read the guide →Karat changes durability, colour and making charge — but not resale value. 10g of 18K is worth exactly what 7.5g of 24K is worth. Here is what actually matters.
Read the guide →Buy gold and sell it the same day: bullion costs you about 1%, jewellery 12–20%. The full arithmetic, and the two mistakes that cost investors most.
Read the guide →Interest rates, the dollar, inflation, central banks and geopolitics — plus what four decades behind the counter actually shows about how people buy and sell.
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