Ray Dalio
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Founder, CIO Mentor, and Member of the Bridgewater Board
Westport, Connecticut, United States
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About
A global macro investor for more than 50 years, Ray Dalio founded Bridgewater Associates out of his two-bedroom apartment in NYC and ran it for most of its 47 years, building it into the largest hedge fund in the world. Ray remains an investor and mentor at Bridgewater and serves on its board. He is also the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Principles: Life and Work, Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order, and Principles for Navigating Big Debt Crises, and coming soon How Countries Go Broke: The Big Cycle. He graduated with a B.S. in Finance from C.W. Post College in 1971 and received an MBA degree from Harvard Business School in 1973. He has been married to his wife, Barbara, for more than 40 years and has three grown sons and five grandchildren. He is an active philanthropist with special interests in ocean exploration and helping to rectify the absence of equal opportunity in education, healthcare, and finance.
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How Countries Go Broke: The Big Cycle In a Tiny Nutshell
How Countries Go Broke: The Big Cycle In a Tiny Nutshell
Today my latest book, How Countries Go Broke: The Big Cycle, is being released. This note is to share what it…
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The Art of the Deals and the Forces Behind Them
The Art of the Deals and the Forces Behind Them
The quickly executed first phase of the U.S.-China deal was done in a very reasonable manner (yielding justified…
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It's Too Late: The Changes Are Coming
It's Too Late: The Changes Are Coming
Some people believe that the tariff disruptions will settle down as more negotiations happen and greater thought is…
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A US-China Beautiful Rebalancing
A US-China Beautiful Rebalancing
I was pleased and not surprised that the US and China will be having “tariff negotiations,” which will be negotiations…
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Don't Make the Mistake of Thinking That What's Now Happening is Mostly About Tariffs
Don't Make the Mistake of Thinking That What's Now Happening is Mostly About Tariffs
At this moment, a huge amount of attention is being justifiably paid to the announced tariffs and their very big…
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The Effects of Tariffs: How the Machine Works
The Effects of Tariffs: How the Machine Works
Tariffs are taxes that:1) raise revenue for the country imposing them that both the foreign producers and the domestic…
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How Countries Go Broke: The Overall Big Cycle
How Countries Go Broke: The Overall Big Cycle
If I had to pick the most important chapter in the book, this would be it. That is because it deals with the biggest…
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How Countries Go Broke: Chapter 15 & Chapter 16
How Countries Go Broke: Chapter 15 & Chapter 16
This post was originally published on February 13, 2025. Since that time, the content has been updated both in the free…
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How Countries Go Broke: Chapter 12 to Chapter 14
How Countries Go Broke: Chapter 12 to Chapter 14
This post was originally published on January 30, 2025. Since that time, the content has been updated both in the free…
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How Countries Go Broke: Chapter 8 to Chapter 11
How Countries Go Broke: Chapter 8 to Chapter 11
This post was originally published on January 30, 2025. Since that time, the content has been updated both in the free…
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Today is the launch day for my new book, How Countries Go Broke: The Big Cycle. I wrote this book because I believe now is a critical time when it…
Today is the launch day for my new book, How Countries Go Broke: The Big Cycle. I wrote this book because I believe now is a critical time when it…
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Change is coming. The current debt levels in the U.S. and around the world are unsustainable. To avoid bad geopolitical outcomes, we must negotiate…
Change is coming. The current debt levels in the U.S. and around the world are unsustainable. To avoid bad geopolitical outcomes, we must negotiate…
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They have been shown to both destroy empires and provide great investment opportunities for investors if they understand how they work and have good…
They have been shown to both destroy empires and provide great investment opportunities for investors if they understand how they work and have good…
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Education
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C.W. Post College
B.S. in Finance
Honors & Awards
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Lifetime Achievement Award
Alternative Investment News
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Lifetime Achievement Award
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As a professional decision maker, I have spent my life studying how to make decisions effectively and have constantly looked for rules and systems…
As a professional decision maker, I have spent my life studying how to make decisions effectively and have constantly looked for rules and systems…
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Personality assessments are valuable tools for getting a quick picture of what people are like in terms of their abilities, preferences, and style…
Personality assessments are valuable tools for getting a quick picture of what people are like in terms of their abilities, preferences, and style…
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If you don't mind being wrong on the way to being right you'll learn a lot--and increase your effectiveness. But if you can't tolerate being wrong…
If you don't mind being wrong on the way to being right you'll learn a lot--and increase your effectiveness. But if you can't tolerate being wrong…
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The seeds of every great empire’s inevitable decline are embedded within the fruits of its successes. A predictable cycle occurs that makes people…
The seeds of every great empire’s inevitable decline are embedded within the fruits of its successes. A predictable cycle occurs that makes people…
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This is especially true over short periods of time like a year or two, yet most people want to assume that when someone does something wrong the…
This is especially true over short periods of time like a year or two, yet most people want to assume that when someone does something wrong the…
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Five big forces produce the overall Big Cycle that leads to radical changes in monetary, domestic, and/or world orders. To learn more about where we…
Five big forces produce the overall Big Cycle that leads to radical changes in monetary, domestic, and/or world orders. To learn more about where we…
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It's like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, though your higher-level you is not aware of your lower-level you. This conflict is universal; if you pay close…
It's like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, though your higher-level you is not aware of your lower-level you. This conflict is universal; if you pay close…
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When it comes to understanding markets, you need to step back and see the bigger picture. That’s why it’s so important to have a #gameplan for…
When it comes to understanding markets, you need to step back and see the bigger picture. That’s why it’s so important to have a #gameplan for…
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We are now seeing the international order changing in ways that are typical at this stage in the Big Cycle—i.e., there is a shift from a more…
We are now seeing the international order changing in ways that are typical at this stage in the Big Cycle—i.e., there is a shift from a more…
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Memorial Day leads me to both 1) have a great time with family and friends, barbecuing, listening to good music, and 2) reflect on those who lost…
Memorial Day leads me to both 1) have a great time with family and friends, barbecuing, listening to good music, and 2) reflect on those who lost…
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It seems to me that the personal evolutionary process—the looping I described in the last chapter—takes place in five distinct steps. If you can do…
It seems to me that the personal evolutionary process—the looping I described in the last chapter—takes place in five distinct steps. If you can do…
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Seek the advice of the most believable people you can find. If you don't know how to judge who the most believable people are, seek the advice of…
Seek the advice of the most believable people you can find. If you don't know how to judge who the most believable people are, seek the advice of…
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