For larger investors looking to buy gold bullion, we would buy the larger unit sizes of 500g gold bars, 1-kilo gold bars, and 5-kilo silver bars to really get the best value for your investment.

With larger investments, the savings you make on your premiums by buying larger bars can make a big difference.  In fact, buying larger bars can reduce your premium by as much as 1%.

Buying gold bullion. in larger volumes also offers further savings, as you would expect with any commodity, as the unit price is reduced because of the reduced costs incurred by the dealer.

We also advise, however, that wealthy investors also hold some British gold coins, in particular, as well as their bars, in order to fully maximise their investment. This is because Gold Britannia coins and sovereigns do not attract any capital gains tax in the UK as they are considered British Legal Tender.

While the gold coins will come with a larger premium, any wealthy investor looking to release some larger profits from their gold investments will benefit greatly from selling their coins over their bars.

To really get the best value from your investment, investors usually buy the mixed year gold sovereigns rather than the specific year sovereigns as they come with a lower premium.

Disclaimer: This is not financial advice.