Sovereign gold bonds is it worth to invest this festive season?

Investors who bought the first issue of sovereign gold bonds (SGB) in November 2015 have managed to outpace the benchmark equity indices with a bigger margin. The price of the latest SGB Scheme 2020-21-Series VIII, which opened for subscription on November 9, has been fixed at Rs 5,177 per gram with a Rs 50 per gram discount for an online subscription.