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Each monthly purchase is reduced upfront by GST/making-charge costs, then the net amount compounds at the appreciation rate. Because the cost drag hits before any growth happens, higher-cost buying channels (jewellery) meaningfully underperform lower-cost ones (digital gold, ETFs) even at an identical appreciation rate.

Physical gold held over 2 years qualifies for LTCG (12.5%, no indexation, post-July-2024 rules); under 2 years it's taxed at your slab. Gold ETFs/mutual funds typically follow debt-fund-like slab taxation regardless of holding period — verify which instrument you're actually comparing.