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
L’OR – LE SEUL ACTIF SûR
En 2019, le monde de l’investissement commencera à réaliser que la hausse des marchés n'est pas éternelle. Les actions, les obligations et l'immobilier amorceront leur descente, ce qui entraînera des...
Egon von Greyerz / January 31, 2019
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DE GAULLE CONVINCED NO US GOLD LEFT
Tinker, tailor, soldier, sailor, rich man, poor man, beggar man, thief
This old nursery rhyme, or counting game, dating back from the late 17th century, could be seen as a prediction...
Egon von Greyerz / January 31, 2019
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IF YOU UNDERSTAND GOLD – YOU ARE NOT A GOLDBUG
What is a Goldbug? If we look at Wikipedia, they define it as “a person who is extremely bullish on the commodity gold as an investment and or a standard for measuring wealth …… goldbug can also be us...
Egon von Greyerz / January 24, 2019
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LES TEMPS CHANGENT, MAIS L’OR PERDURE
Le moment est donc venu de "se dépêcher de nager" au moment où commence la plus grande destruction de richesse de l'histoire. Mais la plupart des investisseurs n'ont pas encore compris à quel point la...
Egon von Greyerz / January 18, 2019
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ZEITEN ÄNDERN SICH – DOCH GOLD IST BESTÄNDIG
Langfristige Goldeigentümer haben eine andere Sicht auf die Welt. Sie glauben nicht an sofortige Belohnung. Sie glauben ebenfalls nicht, dass in einer Welt, die auf Geldschöpfung und Schulden gründet,...
Egon von Greyerz / January 18, 2019
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GOLD – THE ONLY SAFE PLACE
In 2019 the investment world will start to realise that asset markets don’t grow to heaven as stocks, bonds and property start their long journey down which will eventually lead to declines of 75% to...
Egon von Greyerz / January 17, 2019
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TIMES A-CHANGIN’ – BUT GOLD PERMANENT
Long term holders of gold have a different perspective of the world. They are not believers in instant gratification. Nor do they believe that a world based on money printing and debt can create susta...
Egon von Greyerz / January 11, 2019
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REALER GOLDPREIS: DER NIEDRIGSTE SEIT 50 JAHREN
Wir nähern uns der größten Vermögenszerstörung in der Geschichte, daher ist es Zeit, einen Blick auf die Einsichten eines der größten Philosophen zu werfen. Plato (428-348 v. Chr.) meinte:
Egon von Greyerz / January 2, 2019
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LE PRIX RéEL DE L’OR à SON PLUS BAS NIVEAU EN 50 ANS
Alors que la plus grande destruction de richesse de l'histoire se profile à l'horizon, il serait opportun de suivre la sagesse d'un des plus grands philosophes grecs, Platon (428-348 av. J.-C.) : "La...
Egon von Greyerz / January 1, 2019
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‘FREEGOLD’ SONNERA LE GLAS DU CASINO DE L’OR PAPIER
Nous arrivons à la fin de la plus remarquable époque d'alchimie de l'histoire de la finance. Ce cycle a débuté en 1913 avec la création de la Fed. Son glas a sonné en 1971, lorsque Nixon a supprimé l'...
Egon von Greyerz / December 22, 2018
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