Investing in gold can certainly be lucrative and as the markets continue to remain volatile the opportunity certainly exists to make some impressive returns. In fact, one recent article that I read placed the short-term future price of gold at anywhere between $1000 and $5000 an ounce! So gold is an investment that is sparking the interest of not only big investors but those who are just starting out investing too.

Though these upside price predictions may seem extreme they do reflect the anomaly that is gold! Gold is seen as a safe haven in troubled times and a preserver of wealth, so when a crisis hits, as they have in abundance over the past 5 years all bets really are off when it comes to the future price of gold. With all major economies of the world looking precariously over the edge of a cliff once again these predictions may not be as ridiculous as they at first sound.

How though can traders with smaller amounts of cash to invest get in on the act if the price of gold begins to rocket? Here are three ways you can do it.