Romanians buy more and more gold: it is a safe investment and can be transformed at any time into cash
Gold is one of the safest forms of preservation of wealth, being considered a safe, active investment, to which people can call whenever needed.
Gold is considered a safe investment
“You can buy physical goldbeing available in the form of beaten or cast bullies and pure gold coins of various sizes and weights. Despite the price fluctuations, the value of gold always brings stability and safety, this being at the same time and very easy to sell both abroad and in Romania. Furthermore, gold is a very good backup asset, and central banks recommend that you own between 5 and 10% of the long -term portfolio in precious metals.”, It is shown in the message of one of the most famous banks in Romania that embraces the Romanians to invest in gold.
In fact, the Romanians have bought massively gold lately, the specialized companies waiting for new historical sales peaks in 2025.
“Gold maintains its safe and liquid investment status at any time. The interest of customers for gold has been constantly over time, being the most active trading in our company. But the current economic and geopolitical context have transformed this value into a strategic investment choice”, Said Cosmin Popovici, CEO Magnor.
The share of Romanians interested in the purchase of investment gold has increased, and the gold jewelry market has remained as strong as in previous years. In parallel, there is an increase in transactions with pre-Owned jewelry, a tendency influenced by the sustainability and accessibility of these products.
“Direct gold acquisitions have increased significantly, because investors seek to diversify their portfolios and protect against economic risks. People who want to secure their economies, protect them from the effects of inflation, but also larger investors are interested. We estimate sales of 150 kg of gold investment in 2025“He added.
Where can you buy gold from
To buy or invest in gold, those interested have two methods available: either they buy physical gold, or in the form of trading financial instruments, ie from the stock exchange.
Those who want to buy online have several variants: either from the Bucharest Stock Exchange, with the help of Romanian brokers; either by buying an ETF (Exchange Traded Fund) based on the investment in physical gold, from the brokers acting on the external scholarships; either by buying a CFD (contract without difference) also from brokers.
“The advantages of the purchase of gold in this form include: increased liquidity because you can sell at any time, low acquisition costs because no transport or storage costs are included and the fact that the price of gold gram will be very similar to the real one, that is to say the one set by the BNR course.”, Magnor representatives explained.
Those who want to buy gold in physical form have several sources: either from the NBR, which can be kept in the bank's safe; either from specialty stores; either from a pawn house that offers gold pawn services.
And the state currency puts on sale 1 gram gold bullion, 2 grams, 5 grams, 10 grams, 20 grams, 50 grams and 100 grams in specialized stores. All bullion are made of gold purity 999.9 ‰ they are inserted and marked with the signs of the director, being protected by a blister containing the same number of insertion as the lingo.
