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 Era of Fake Money is Gone – Egon von Greyerz
In an interview with USA Watch Dog's Greg Hunter, Egon von Greyerz discusses his outlook for the world economy: "It appears clear to me we are going to see a 30% or so fall in the markets in the next...
Egon von Greyerz / August 31, 2022
Read MoreAN AUTUMN WITH EPIC COLLAPSES OF STOCKS, DEBT, CURRENCIES, MUCH HIGHER INFLATION – LEADING TO POVERTY & SOCIAL UNREST
As generally is the case before major turns in markets, optimism is still high. But this autumn is likely to change all that as the unfortunate realities of our situation finally hit the world.
Egon von Greyerz / August 17, 2022
Read MoreThis Fall Will See Riots, Food Shortages, Massive Inflation, Social Unrest, Higher Gold Prices And Collapsing Stock Markets
"What I see in the autumn is much, much higher metals, high commodity prices, oil prices, etc, and crashing stock markets. Not a good scenario. And then on top of that because of the food situation an...
Egon von Greyerz / August 8, 2022
Read MoreRecessionary Realities Point to Rising Gold
Hawkish and dovish language is coming out of the Fed. The central bank is stuck between a rock and hard place. Even though the Fed has been relatively aggressive in its rate hikes, it will not be enou...
Egon von Greyerz / August 1, 2022
Read MoreNo Good Solutions Left for Central Banks
In this brief interview with Wall Street Silver’s Jim Lewis and Ivan Baroukhi, Matterhorn Asset Management principal Matthew Piepenburg discusses the trap which central banks have set for themselves a...
Egon von Greyerz / July 15, 2022
Read MoreBEWARE OF MARKETS FULL OF FOOL’S GOLD
Fool’s Gold comes in many guises, whether it is in fake paper money, Ponzi investment schemes, fake and manipulated gold derivatives, Bitcoin or just fake gold discoveries in Uganda, all of which are...
Egon von Greyerz / July 13, 2022
Read MoreFalling Gold Prices Explained Before They Surge North
In this latest MAMChat, Egon von Greyerz and Matthew Piepenburg discuss recent price moves in gold and the likely trends. Long-term preservation investing (rather than short-term price emotion) has ne...
Egon von Greyerz / July 7, 2022
Read MoreThe Slow End of Fantasy, U.S. Hegemony and Historically Over-Valued Markets
In this discussion with Elijah Johnson of Liberty Finance, Matterhorn Asset Management principal Matthew Piepenburg tackles the seismic changes in the current macro setting, namely: a global debt cris...
Egon von Greyerz / July 4, 2022
Read MoreTHIS IMPLOSION WILL BE FAST – HOLD ONTO YOUR SEATS
The massive money creation in the 2000s has led to a debt and asset bubble, which is about to burst. Investors will be shocked by the speed of the decline and won’t react before it is too late.
Egon von Greyerz / July 2, 2022
Read MoreVON GREYERZ: INTEREST RATES ABOVE 10%?
Inflation is the big issue. In the USA, the FED is raising key interest rates by 0.75%, but it is largely helpless. It is likely that interest rates will rise as sharply as they did in the UK in the 1...
Egon von Greyerz / July 1, 2022
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