James Turk

James Turk has specialized in international banking, finance, and investments since graduating in 1969 from George Washington University with a B.A. degree in International Economics.

He began his business career with Chase Manhattan Bank (now J.P. Morgan Chase), which included assignments in Thailand, the Philippines and Hong Kong. In 1980 he joined the private investment and trading company of a prominent precious metals trader. He then moved to the United Arab Emirates in 1983 to be appointed Manager of the Commodity Department of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, a position he held until resigning in 1987 to begin Greenfield Associates. He established the firm to publish his work and to provide investment research and trading advice, principally to investment managers, hedge funds and commodity trading advisors in the United States and Europe.

James is the founder of goldmoney.com, which he established in 2001 to provide a convenient and economical way to buy and sell gold, silver and platinum online using the digital gold currency for which he was awarded four US patents. He is the Lead Director of Goldmoney Inc., which is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (symbol: XAU).

James has written several monographs on money and banking. He has frequently appeared as a featured guest on radio and television and at investment conferences to speak about gold, money, and the international monetary and banking system by drawing upon over five decades of experience in international finance.