Mark O'Byrne is the Research Director of GoldCore which he founded in 2003. GoldCore is one of the leading gold brokers and storage specialists in the world and has over 16,000 clients in over 140 countries and with over $200 million in assets under management and storage. Mark contributes to media internationally including Bloomberg, CNBC, Reuters, Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times regarding finance, economics and the importance of gold in investment, pensions and savings portfolios.