Is Gold Hobson’s Choice?

Published by Egon Von Greyerz | Jun 2, 2022 | 12390

This article will discuss if investors in coming years really have more than the Hobson’s choice of one. Gold has been one of the top performing asset classes in this century and still nobody owns it with only 0.5% of world financial assets invested in gold.

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Global Monetary & Commodity Inferno

Published by Egon Von Greyerz | Mar 7, 2022 | 12303

In a crisis of this magnitude, I would stay away from paper assets including ETFs of any kind. It is clearly imperative to have physical metals stored outside the financial system. And remember not to measure your wealth or your gold in worthless paper money. Instead measure your gold and silver in...

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Fed Wizards – The Mega Manipulators

Published by Egon Von Greyerz | Feb 9, 2022 | 4016

In a free market, without manipulation, such a strong demand for money would have raised the cost of borrowing to the levels in 1980-81 i.e. near 20%. Instead, the Fed Wizards are performing their hocus pocus with fake money and fake rates. Without their Wizardry, it would have been impossible for t...

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Is Deflation Around the Corner?

Published by Egon Von Greyerz | Feb 1, 2022 | 2738

The market and investors are addicted to cheap credit and its absence will lead to collapse. That said, long-term interest rates have probably seen their low, bond price declines and much more money creation are the likely result. The broad stock market, with exceptions, will not be a good investmen...

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Stocks About To Crash & Gold To Rise Strongly

Published by Egon Von Greyerz | Jan 27, 2022 | 9953

Gold has consolidated for a sustained period and is about to break out on the upside. Once gold breaks out decisively above $1,900, the move up will be very powerful. For investors who stick to stock market investments, they are about to get a shock of a lifetime as the stock market bubble bursts.

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A Long List of Ignored Yet Obvious Risks Ahead

Published by Egon Von Greyerz | Jan 22, 2022 | 3336

Because so many investors have been the direct beneficiaries of debt driven asset bubbles of unprecedented size (and hence risk), they have ignored otherwise clear warning signs. The current zero-to-negative returns in global sovereign bonds, for example, are just the latest symptoms of how ludicrou...

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Coming Market Madness Could Take 70 Years To Recover

Published by Egon Von Greyerz | Jan 12, 2022 | 12464

Controlling the Fed has given the bankers an unlimited supply of money and credit to finance their activities. As is the general rule today, debt is never repaid since new debt always makes the old debt insignificant as the currency is constantly debased with all the new money issued. The upside pot...

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Chaos And The Triumph Of Survival

Published by Egon Von Greyerz | Dec 22, 2021 | 11651

Prudence tells us to get out of bubble assets like stocks, bonds and speculative property. Once the fall starts, these assets are likely to lose 90% or more in real terms which means against gold. Own physical gold and some silver (much more volatile). That will be your insurance against a rotten fi...

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Evil Is The Root Of All Fiat Money

Published by Egon Von Greyerz | Dec 3, 2021 | 9430

Since every currency system in history has collapsed, it is quite a certain bet that this one will too. For the few who have savings, wealth preservation in physical gold and silver is essential as insurance against yet another failed currency and financial system.

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Gold’s Role in a Changing Financial System

Published by Egon Von Greyerz | Nov 29, 2021 | 3421

Egon and Ronnie discuss their individual journeys toward recognizing the timeless, paramount, yet oft ignored, role that gold plays in intelligent wealth preservation and risk hedging in a market landscape that is becoming increasingly centralized. As Ronnie observes, real capitalism requires failur...

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