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Egon von Greyerz

Founder and Chairman
Born with dual Swiss/Swedish citizenship, Egon's education was mainly in Sweden.

Egon von Greyerz began his professional life in Geneva as a banker and thereafter spent 17 years as the Finance Director and Executive Vice-Chairman of Dixons Group Plc. During that time, Dixons expanded from a small photographic retailer to a FTSE 100 company and the largest consumer electronics retailer in the UK.

During the 1990s, Egon von Greyerz became actively involved with financial investment activities including mergers and acquisitions and asset allocation consultancy for private family funds. This led to the creation of VON GREYERZ as an asset management company based on wealth preservation principles.

VON GREYERZ is now the world’s leading company for direct investor ownership of physical gold and silver outside the banking system. Our vaults include the biggest and safest gold vault in the world, located in the Swiss Alps. Clients include High Net Worth Individuals, Family Offices, Pension Funds, Investment Funds and Trusts in over 90 countries.

Egon von Greyerz makes regular media appearances and speaks at investment conferences around the world. He also publishes articles on precious metals, the world economy and wealth preservation.

Insights & Articles

Gold’s Eternal Answer to the Boom to Bust Cycles of Markets & Human Nature

In this 30-minute conversation with Kai Hoffman of Soar Financial, Matterhorn Asset Management principal Matthew Piepenburg discusses the broader themes of gold and the hard truths of the current and...

Egon von Greyerz / June 29, 2022

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CONCURRENT DEFLATION AND HYPERINFLATION WILL RAVAGE THE WORLD

With most asset classes are falling rapidly, the world is now approaching calamities of a proportion not seen before in history. At the same time as bubble assets deflate, prices of goods and servic...

Egon von Greyerz / June 23, 2022

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Gold Matters: Falling Markets, Rising Inflation & Invisible Wealth

In this latest MAMChat, Egon von Greyerz and Matthew Piepenburg swap thoughts on the recent major market declines in equities and crypto and the inflationary environment rising around us. The worst is...

Egon von Greyerz / June 21, 2022

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Piepenburg: Backfiring Sanctions, Tanking Cryptos and Loyal Gold

In this brief interview with Michael McCrae of Kitco Mining, Matterhorn Asset Management principal, Matthew Piepenburg, addresses the interacting ramifications and core themes of the 2022 market econo...

Egon von Greyerz / June 14, 2022

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hobson's choice

Quando salirà il prezzo dell’oro?

Dato che nessuno dei presidenti, primi ministri o presidenti delle banche centrali in carica capisce cos’è la moneta o l’importanza dell’oro o il prezzo dell’oro, per trovare una definizione cor...

Egon von Greyerz / June 10, 2022

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hobson's choice

IST GOLD „HOBSONS WAHL“?

Thomas Hobson war der Besitzer eines Mietstalls im Cambridge des 16. Jh. Wollten Reisende ihr Pferd wechseln, mussten sie das Pferd nehmen, das am nächsten zur Tür stand, ansonsten bekamen sie keines....

Egon von Greyerz / June 9, 2022

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hobson's choice

IS GOLD HOBSON’S CHOICE?

All you need to do is to follow Hobson's simple rule for selecting a horse when you choose your investment in these very precarious times. This means you have a choice of one, which obviously is GOLD

Egon von Greyerz / June 1, 2022

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GOLD AS CHEAP TODAY AS IN 1971 AT $35

As the world economy goes towards an inflationary depression, exacerbated not only by epic debts and deficits but now also by war, the significance of gold takes on a whole different dimension.

Egon von Greyerz / May 17, 2022

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Gold: Timeless Chaperone to Openly Drunk Currencies

In this recent “Wiggins Session” with Consilience Finance’s Addison Wiggins, Matterhorn Asset Management principal Matthew Piepenburg takes a broad look at rapidly changing markets, geopolitics, curre...

Egon von Greyerz / May 6, 2022

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THE WEST – A VICIOUS CYCLE OF SELF-DESTRUCTION

As the West is standing on the edge of the precipice, there are only unpalatable outcomes. At best the world is facing a hyperinflationary depression later followed by deflationary depression. But sad...

Egon von Greyerz / May 4, 2022

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