How to invest in GOLD?

I’d like to invest in GOLD to hedge and as a long-term investment. But I don’t really want to buy Gold ETFs or (vintage) gold coins from stores. Please recommend reliable banks or brokers in US that can help small investors like me invest in gold.
Thank you.
ps, I won’t chase [...]

If I take my bank money and but gold with it, and later sell it, is the buyer supposed to give me all that I ?

paid for it? I once tried to sell gold, and was being offered significantly less than I paid for it. Where can I go that I’ll be paid back all that I paid for the gold? I mean, I’ve heard that gold nowadays is a good investment and all…………
(pls replace that “but gold” with [...]

Buying Gold Bars, Things That You Should Know

Buying gold bars is a good way to invest in gold. With gold bars you get more gold for your money compared to coins of the same size. The reason for this is when you buy gold coins you are usually paying a higher mark up for the manufacture of the coin. Gold bars [...]

mutual fund named street track gold or something similar?

investment where i can buy gold or silver by the ounce.]