how to start buying gold

Hi,

This is a newbie question - but I know the basics about gold like you want to own the "real" stuff not paper gold.

My question is, what's the best / easiest way for me to invest in gold to get returns based on the $/oz price?

Are there some stocks on the ASX cos that might be easiest? I only want to invest an amount like $5k so dont want big fees or anything.

Or would silver be better, or a combination of both?

Any help much appreciated. I'm looking for practical advise on particular stocks / funds etc.

Thanks