PHYSICAL OWNERSHIP IS NON-NEGOTIABLE

PHYSICAL OWNERSHIP IS NON-NEGOTIABLE

Silver may rise faster but with greater volatility; gold remains the long-term foundation of stability.

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In this presentation, Egon von Greyerz, founder of VON GREYERZ AG, explains why holding physical gold and silver is not about speculation, but about protection in an era of monetary decline.

He argues that an essential part of financial resilience is owning real silver and silver coins, assets that can still function as money when the banking system does not.

“An important part of wealth protection is to hold some silver and silver coins that you may one day need to spend when the banking system is not functioning properly.”

According to von Greyerz, the current monetary system is approaching its end. Whether that transition takes five, ten, or fifteen years is ultimately irrelevant. What matters is the outcome: paper money and paper assets, stocks, bonds, and financial promises, will lose a significant part of their real value.

“This current monetary system will end in this era. Whether that takes five or fifteen years doesn’t matter. Paper assets will fall dramatically.”

For most observers, rising gold and silver prices are still misunderstood as speculation or market enthusiasm. In reality, they reflect something far more uncomfortable: the steady loss of meaning of paper currencies. When money is diluted beyond recognition, real assets do not rise, they reveal the truth.

“When currencies are diluted beyond recognition, real assets do not rise. They reveal the truth.”

Silver may move faster and louder, but gold endures. And endurance, not speed, is what ultimately preserves wealth.

“Silver moves faster and louder. Gold endures.”

This is why von Greyerz stresses the importance of holding physical metal in one’s own name, stored securely in stable jurisdictions such as Switzerland or Singapore, with direct access.

“This is not about shining pieces of metal. It is about financial survival.”

As this presentation makes clear, gold and silver are not investments of convenience. They are insurance against systemic failure—and a means of preserving purchasing power in the years ahead.

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