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
Sharing Real Facts Within a Surreal Financial System
In this latest MAMchat, Egon von Greyerz and Matthew Piepenburg exchange thoughts on the real vs. surreal. As markets continue to embrace fantasy, the ugly fundamentals continue to degrade. Debts soa...
Egon von Greyerz / October 8, 2021
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Will Gold Reach Unthinkable Heights?
Critics of gold are quick to point out gold's underperformance over the last decade, but is this a fair criticism? It's easy to increase or decrease the performance of any asset by cherry-picking your...
Egon von Greyerz / October 6, 2021
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Deficits + Debasement + Decadence = Death of Dollar & Rising Gold
In this compelling interview with Patrick Vierra of Silver Bullion TV, Matterhorn founder, Egon von Greyerz, bluntly addresses the forces of policy absurdity and the cyclical adversity now facing debt...
Egon von Greyerz / October 4, 2021
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Egon von Greyerz and Daniela Cambone: The Fed Has Lost Control
From ancient Sumer to the Roman, Spanish, and British empires, one truth has been immutable throughout human history: Debt destabilizes and destroys mighty nations. While technology, globalization, an...
Egon von Greyerz / September 29, 2021
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TIME TO SAY GOODBYE TO THE EVERYTHING BUBBLE
The everything bubble has persisted longer than most would have imagined, but signs are mounting of its pending exhaustion. World central banks and governments will no doubt act to save it as they hav...
Egon von Greyerz / September 22, 2021
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END OF THE US EMPIRE – ORWELL’S 1984 NEWSPEAK & DIRT CHEAP GOLD
The US' chaotic and embarrassing withdrawal from Afghanistan lays bare a reality that most now recognize: The US empire (and much of the western order) is dying. All the classic symptoms are present:...
Egon von Greyerz / September 10, 2021
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Central Banks Are Now in the Endgame
On the 50th anniversary of Nixon "stabilizing" the dollar by ending its convertibility into gold, we ask: was he successful? The answer is a resounding NO! After the dollar has lost 98% relative to go...
Egon von Greyerz / August 18, 2021
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The New Monetary System Will Fail Too
As most of the western world doubles down on easy money policies, one nation stands out and moves ahead with raising rates: Russia. This follows a pattern of a massive shift in power and dichotomizati...
Egon von Greyerz / August 17, 2021
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Gold’s “Flash Crash” Explained: Charts, Fundamentals and Familiar Manipulations
After gold's dramatic fall earlier this week, Egon von Greyerz and Matthew Piepenburg dive deep into the data. Is this "flash crash" the result of organic market forces or deliberate and blatant manip...
Egon von Greyerz / August 12, 2021
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Egon von Greyerz and Max Keiser: The Markets Do Not Expect Inflation
In a recent episode of The Keiser Report, Egon von Greyerz and Max Keiser discuss the 50th anniversary of the demise of Bretton Woods, how stock and bond markets are pricing-in inflation expectations...
Egon von Greyerz / August 11, 2021
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