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

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

DIE GENIALSTE ERFINDUNG IN DER GESCHICHTE DES FINANZWESENS

Wir befinden uns aktuell in der letzten Etappe einer Reise, die unter zukünftigen Historikern als genauso unwirklich gelten wird wie Lewis Carrolls "Alice im Wunderland". So wie Alice jene „verrückte...

Egon von Greyerz / May 24, 2018

THE MOST INGENIOUS INVENTION IN THE HISTORY OF FINANCE

We are now in the final stages of a journey which by future historians will be seen as unreal as Lewis Carroll’s “Alice in Wonderland”. Just like Alice called the “Mad Tea Party”, “the stupidest tea...

Egon von Greyerz / May 17, 2018

GOLD IST GUT – GIER IST NICHT GUT

Hier kann das nicht passieren! Was in Venezuela und Argentinien passiert, kann nicht in den westlichen Wirtschaften geschehen. Das zumindest glauben die Märkte, und solange bleiben Aktien und die meis...

Egon von Greyerz / May 14, 2018

GOLD IS GOOD – GREED IS NO GOOD

It can’t happen here! What is happening in Venezuela and Argentina cannot occur in Western economies. That’s at least what markets believe with stocks and most bubble assets remaining in cloud cuckoo...

Egon von Greyerz / May 10, 2018

GOLDBESITZER – DIE JAHRHUNDERTCHANCE

Strategische Investments werden langfristig gemacht, ohne dabei kurzfristige Gewinne im Blick zu haben oder kurzfristige Fluktuationen fürchten zu müssen. Diese Art des Investierens funktioniert grund...

Egon von Greyerz / May 10, 2018

GOLD 75 MILLIONEN BOLIVAR – ZUKÜNFTIG AUCH IN US $ UND EURO

Die kommende Hyperinflation wird langsam beginnen und nur wenige werden begreifen, was genau passiert. Doch sobald sich die ersten echten Inflationssignale zeigen, wird sich dieser Prozess beschleunig...

Egon von Greyerz / May 4, 2018