
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 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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HYPERINFLATIONARY GOLD AT $175 BILLION DOLLARS
The Sword of Damocles is hanging over the world economy, held only by a single hair of a horse’s tail. With such visible danger, the problem could have been fixed easily by either using a gold chain o...
Egon von Greyerz / August 2, 2018
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DOW / GOLD – A 98% FALL NEXT
“The winner takes it all, the loser standing small” (an Abba song) is the next phase in the world economy. Sadly there will be few real winners since the world and its people will be the loser...
Egon von Greyerz / July 26, 2018
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FIRST QE THEN QT
Where have all the dollars gone?
Long time passing
Where have all the dollars gone?
Long time ago
Where have all the dollars gone?
Uncle Sam has s...
Egon von Greyerz / July 19, 2018
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THE US IS DEAD BROKE
“The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower becomes the lender’s slave.”
- Solomon
This is the story about Debtor, a newborn American baby. Debtor has just been born into the gre...
Egon von Greyerz / July 13, 2018
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US DEBT EXPLOSION & WEIMAR II
Can investors really be that wrong? Global risk is today greater than ever in history and at the same time the great majority of investors show no fear at all. There are so many potential catalysts th...
Egon von Greyerz / July 5, 2018
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FOLLOW THE MONEY – FOLLOW CHINA, RUSSIA AND INDIA
Whilst the US government worries about the military threat of Russia, and the trade deficit with China, they show no concern for the real problems. To understand what is really happening, all we need...
Egon von Greyerz / June 28, 2018
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FOLLOW SWISS PENSION FUND – BUY GOLD – “DON’T WORRY BE HAPPY”
Brexit, Quitaly and Grexit. Debt Defaults, Stock Shocks, Bond Bubbles, Properties Popping, Derivative Defaults and Banks Busting. Well that is just some of the events that twill take place in the ne...
Egon von Greyerz / June 15, 2018
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ITALY, HYPERINFLATION AND GOLD
The ECB (European Central Bank) just had its 20th birthday. But there is really nothing to celebrate. The EU is in a total mess and the Euro which was launched on January 1, 1999 is a failed currency....
Egon von Greyerz / June 7, 2018
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