buying gold

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how exactly do i go about buying gold?

i have some canadian ishares ETFs. i notice they have the iShares CDN Gold Sector Index Fund (XGD).

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The iShares™ CDN Gold Sector Index Fund seeks to provide long-term capital growth by replicating, to the extent possible, the performance of the S&P®/TSX® Global Gold Index through investments in the constituent issuers of such index, net of expenses.

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is this similar to simply investing in gold?