George Gero, an institution of the gold industry, dies at 84
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George Gero, a financial adviser known throughout the gold industry, who claimed he traded one of the first-ever gold contracts in New York, has died. He was 84.
He died on Dec. 12 at his home, according to his obituary with Levine Memorial Chapel. No cause was given.
Gero, a New York-based managing director in Royal Bank of Canadaâs wealth management division, served for 54 years trading precious metals as a member of the New York Mercantile Exchange and Chicago Mercantile Exchange. He was known by colleagues as a kind person who always looked out for people, and by reporters as someone never too busy to take a call and explain the sometimes complex minutiae of the gold markets.
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George Gero, senior vice president of RBC Wealth Management, listens at the Bloomberg Precious Metals Briefing in New York, US, in 2011. Image: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg
George Gero, a financial adviser known throughout the gold industry, who claimed he traded one of the first-ever gold contracts in New York, has died. He was 84.
He died on December 12 at his home, according to his obituary with Levine Memorial Chapel. No cause was given.
Gero, a New York-based managing director in Royal Bank of Canadaâs wealth management division, served for 54 years trading precious metals as a member of the New York Mercantile Exchange and Chicago Mercantile Exchange. He was known by colleagues as a kind person who always looked out for people, and by reporters as someone never too busy to take a call and explain the sometimes complex minutiae of the gold markets.