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
APRES NOUS LE DELUGE
Happy days are here again! Stock markets are strong, company profits are up, bankers are making record profits and bonuses, unemployment is declining, and inflation is non-existent. Obama and Bernanke...
Egon von Greyerz / March 6, 2011
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HYPERINFLATION will drive gold to unthinkable heights
HYPERINFLATION WILL DRIVE GOLD TO UNTHINKABLE HEIGHTS by Egon von Greyerz We now live in a world where governments print worthless pieces of paper to buy other worthless pieces of paper that combined...
Egon von Greyerz / December 31, 2010
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GOLD ENTERING A VIRTUOUS CIRCLE
Fundamental and technical factors for gold are now in total harmony and gold is entering a virtuous circle that will drive the price up at its fastest pace since this bull market started in 1999. It i...
Egon von Greyerz / September 6, 2010
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THERE WILL BE NO DOUBLE DIP…
A Newsletter “THERE WILL BE NO DOUBLE DIP…..” by Egon von Greyerz has been posted on the Matterhorn Asset Management website: “YNo, there will be no double dip. It will be a lot wors...
Egon von Greyerz / August 16, 2010
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ALEA IACTA EST
Yes this is it! We have crossed the Rubicon and events in the world economy are now likely to unfold in a totally uncontrollable fashion. Clueless governments still don’t understand that it is their r...
Egon von Greyerz / May 18, 2010
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SOVEREIGN ALCHEMY WILL FAIL
A Newsletter “SOVEREIGN ALCHEMY WILL FAIL” by Egon von Greyerz has been posted on the Matterhorn Asset Management website: “When we look at the world economy today, wherever we turn...
Egon von Greyerz / February 11, 2010
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GOLD IS NOT GOING UP – PAPER MONEY IS GOING DOWN
A newsletter “GOLD IS NOT GOING UP – PAPER MONEY IS GOING DOWN” by Egon von Greyerz has just been posted on the Matterhorn Asset Management website. The Newsletter discusses the illu...
Egon von Greyerz / December 7, 2009
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INDIA BUYS GOLD – UK BUYS BANKS
India, like China, understands the virtues of gold. This is why they have snapped up 200 tons of gold from the IMF at around $1,045 per ounce or $6.7 billion. The UK does not understand gold, that is...
Egon von Greyerz / November 3, 2009
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FINAL WARNING
The severe problems that the world economy and financial system have experienced in the last couple of years will seem like a walk in the park compared to what will happen in the next couple of years
Egon von Greyerz / October 22, 2009
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GOLD versus PAPER MONEY
An interview by Lars Schall with Egon von Greyerz has just been published on MMNews on the subject “Gold vs Paper Money”. The interview covers the role of gold in a likely hyperinflationar...
Egon von Greyerz / October 4, 2009
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