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

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

SCHWEIZER PENSIONSFONDS FOLGEN: KAUFEN SIE GOLD – “DON’T WORRY BE HAPPY”

Brexit, Quitaly und Grexit. Schuldenausfälle, Aktienmarktschocks, Anleiheblasen, platzende Immobilien-Bubbles, Ausfälle bei Derivaten und Bankenzusammenbrüche.

Egon von Greyerz / June 22, 2018

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

DéTENTEURS D’OR – L’OPPORTUNITé D’UNE VIE

Les investissements stratégiques sont faits pour le long terme et sans intention de gains rapides ou de crainte de fluctuations à court terme. Ce type d'investissement est basé sur l'achat d'actifs so...

Egon von Greyerz / June 14, 2018

ITALIEN, HYPERINFLATION UND GOLD

Die EZB (Europäische Zentralbank) hatte gerade ihren 20. Geburtstag. Doch es gibt wirklich keinen Grund zu feiern. Die EU ist das totale Chaos, und der am 1. Januar 1999 eingeführte Euro ist eine gesc...

Egon von Greyerz / June 13, 2018

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

GOLD – DAS EINZIGE GELD, DAS NICHT ENTWERTET WERDEN KANN

1980 lag der Wert der globalen Vermögensanlagen, einschließlich Immobilien- und Grundbesitz, bei unter 20 Billionen $. Heute, fast 40 Jahre später, ist dieser Wert auf 524 Billionen $ angewachsen. Das...

Egon von Greyerz / June 7, 2018

GOLD – THE ONLY MONEY THAT CAN’T BE DEBASED

In 1980, global assets, including property, were less than $20 trillion. Today almost 40 years later they have grown to $524 trillion. That is a compound annual growth rate of 9% which is quite remark...

Egon von Greyerz / June 1, 2018

3 MILLIARDEN MENSCHEN WENIGER DURCH ARMUT, KRANKHEIT UND KRIEG?

In den USA gibt es 51 Millionen Haushalte, die nicht über die Runden kommen. Das heißt, dass sich 43 % der US-Haushalte kein einfaches bürgerliches Leben leisten können. Davon fallen 35 Millionen unte...

Egon von Greyerz / May 31, 2018

WILL POVERTY, DISEASE AND WAR LEAD TO 3 BILLION FEWER PEOPLE?

There are 51 million American households that cannot make ends meet. This means that 43% of American households can’t afford a basic middle class life. Of these, 35 million are dubbed ALICE which sta...

Egon von Greyerz / May 24, 2018