Nowadays,gold Certificates

question 138

Multiple Choice

Nowadays,gold certificates:

• A)offer you a method of holding gold without taking physical delivery
• B)are issued by individual banks in Germany or Switzerland that hold the metal on your behalf
• C)provide a way to avoid storage and personal security problems
• D)provide liquidity because you can sell portions of the holdings if needed
• E)All of these

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