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
THE BULL IS DYING
Bulls are not killed off easily, They are strong, fierce and have real staying power. And this is what should be expected at a top of a secular bull market. Injured or weakened, the bull will still go...
Egon von Greyerz / October 26, 2018
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THE PARTY IS OVER
“What a difference a day makes”! Well we didn’t get the sun and the flowers like in Dinah Washington’s song but more like storm and showers. For the ones who don’t remember Dinah, Amy Winehouse made...
Egon von Greyerz / October 18, 2018
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DEFICITS, RATES & GOLD TO REACH VERTIGINOUS HEIGHTS
The end of an empire is a dramatic but also drawn out event with very few willing to face the facts. As the end is getting closer, denial is at its peak. We can probably figure out how it will end bu...
Egon von Greyerz / October 10, 2018
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GLOBAL DEBT IS A PEST THAT MUST BE ERADICATED
The coming gold and silver surge is guaranteed. It is not a question of IF but only WHEN. Initially, the imminent revaluation of the precious metals will have nothing to do with an investment mania bu...
Egon von Greyerz / October 4, 2018
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TAKE THE PRECIOUS METAL TIDE OR END UP IN MISERIES
With global investment markets standing at crossroads, investors have the option to lose it all or to benefit from the biggest wealth transfer in history. I have quoted this passage from Shakespeare’s...
Egon von Greyerz / September 27, 2018
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TAKE COLLATERAL IN PHYSICAL GOLD IF YOU LEND MONEY TO YOUR BANK
Will this be the Fall of Falls. 10 years after the Lehman collapse, will we again have an Autumn of Shocks in financial markets? The odds are very high! Overstretched stock markets look extremely vuln...
Egon von Greyerz / September 20, 2018
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A SUBMERGING GLOBAL ECONOMY
Many emerging markets are now turning to submerging markets as country after country is experiencing falling economies, currencies and stock markets. The currency is often the best indication of a co...
Egon von Greyerz / September 13, 2018
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THE DARK YEARS ARE HERE II
Hindsight is the most exact of all sciences. Most people who live their life backwards have a miserable life. Having been around for a while, I tend not to look back, especially not at negative events...
Egon von Greyerz / September 6, 2018
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THE LAST HURRAH BEFORE THE DARK YEARS
This is it! The autumn of 2018 will be momentous in the world economy, markets and politics.
We are now seeing the Last Hurrah for stocks, bonds, the dollar and most asset markets.
Egon von Greyerz / August 30, 2018
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INSURE YOUR WEALTH OR LOSE IT ALL
Embrace uncertainty - Anyone who doesn’t follow this momentous maxim in coming years is likely to get one unpleasant shock after the next. Because the stable progression of the world economy si...
Egon von Greyerz / August 8, 2018
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