Claudio Grass

Part I of IV by Claudio Grass What happened and why  This year marked the 50th anniversary of President Nixon’s decision to unilaterally close the “gold window”. The impact of this move can hardly be overstated. It triggered a tectonic shift of momentous consequences and it changed not just the global economy and the monetary realities, but it also shaped modern politics and severely affected our society at large. The Nixon Shock In July 1944, representatives from 44...

It’s no secret that governments and central planners of all stripes have long detested the rise of private money and independent digital currencies. They have tried to stifle the burgeoning crypto industry from the moment it attracted mainstream attention. For years, they have continued to add regulatory hurdles and threaten crypto holders and investors, as well as companies in this space, with unreasonable tax burdens and unrealistic disclosure requirements that come with hefty...

How planning ahead and preparing for what lies ahead is a lesson everyone needs to learn   Over the last couple of months, it has become clear from conversations with friends and partners from the gold industry that there is a marked increase in retail demand for physical gold from Swiss investors. The most interesting thing about this development is that the bulk of new orders is coming from smaller accounts, showing that it’s ordinary savers and citizens that are driving this...

Part II of II, by Claudio Grass, Hünenberg See, Switzerland Why Switzerland? There are many good reasons that could easily explain the flock of so many wealthy families and investors to Switzerland and all of them have been reinforced by the pandemic. For one thing, the local measures that were adopted to contain the virus were far less restrictive than those that were enforced in Germany, France, Italy or the UK. Business activity, freedom of movement, freedom of speech, all...

Viel Spass mit der Diskussion in Mundart über die letzten Monate und mögliche Wege aus der Krise. Only available in Swiss German [embedded content]

Part I of II, by Claudio Grass, Hünenberg See, Switzerland The covid crisis, and especially the destructive governmental responses to it, have wreaked havoc with the global economy and with our societies. However, the chaos and the widespread uncertainty that prevailed over the last year and a half also served as a useful reminder of the importance of stability, legal predictability and limited state powers.  A great number of High Net Worth Individuals (HNWIs) seem to have...

Claudio Grass ist Mises-Botschafter und ein unabhängiger Edelmetallberater mit Sitz in der Schweiz. Er ist ein starker Verfechter von individueller Freiheit und dem Schutz des Eigentums. www.claudiograss.ch.

Der Schweizer Unternehmer Claudio Grass, Botschafter des Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, spricht in dieser Episode als Mitinitiator und Co-Produzent über seinen kommenden Dokumentarfilm „Planet Lockdown“. Im Film kommen verschiedene Persönlichkeiten mit ihrer ehrlichen Meinung zu den Coronavirus-Maßnahmen zu Wort, darunter u. a. Václav Klaus, Prinz Michael von Liechtenstein, Sucharit Bhakdi und Carrie Madej. Weiterführende Links zu dieser...

Part II of II by Claudio Grass, Hünenberg See, Switzerland Case in point: Silver “apes”  One of the most astounding elements of this shift in retail investing is the proof it offers for what many of us knew along: When people can freely and directly vote with their wallets and put their money where their mouth is, one gets a much clearer picture of what the public, the market or any other large group really thinks and really wants. In this case, we first saw the wrath against...

Ein Artikel von Claudio Grass über die marxistisch-zentralistische Korrumpierung von Politik und Wirtschaft im Rahmen der „Corona-Krise“. Zuerst erschienen am 28. November 2020 auf der Website von Inside Paradeplatz: https://insideparadeplatz.ch/2020/11/28/wer-sich-nicht-selbst-befiehlt-bleibt-immer-knecht/ Mises Karma – Der freiheitliche Podcast. Folgen Sie uns auf: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7aEesbxMSiumcGi5ob1tWo Deezer:...