Gold Investment - Why is it not advisable to go outside the JSE when investing in Gold Shares?

Gold Investment recommends that SA investors only invest in gold shares or gold mining shares, the shares of gold mining companies that explore for and produce gold, which are listed on the JSE (Johannesburg Stock Exchange).

In other words, we recommend that investors only invest in JSE-listed gold shares if they want to invest in gold via shares in South Africa.

Going outside the JSE...

Going outside the JSE to invest in unlisted gold shares is not advisable. Many investors have burned their fingers horribly and learned in the hard way by going down that road. This is not to say that if you've got enough money to buy your own gold mine, that you shouldn't do so, it's rather to say that you should be extremely careful with unlisted gold shares or jumping onboard unlisted gold ventures. There are huge profits to be made, but also huge risks attached to such ventures.

Again, it is best to stick with JSE-listed gold shares, especially when the concept to invest in gold via gold shares is still new to you, or when you simply can't distinguise dust from gold at this stage. 

Please note: Gold Investment is not planning to give advice pertaining to which JSE-listed gold mining companies investors should invest in.