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Ray Dalio

American billionaire hedge fund manager · United States · Investors · Born 1949 · age 77

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He built one of the world's largest hedge funds, then wrote the manual - first on how he did it, then on how empires rise and fall.

A life in dates

2022“When central banks print a lot of money to relieve a crisis, buy stocks, gold, and commodities because their value will rise and the value of paper money will fall.”In their words2 March 2022"Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order by Ray Dalio" (at 6m43s), Principles by Ray Dalio, 2 March 2022.

“To understand what is coming at you, you need to understand what happened before you.”In their words2 March 2022"Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order by Ray Dalio" (at 7m19s), Principles by Ray Dalio, 2 March 2022.

2017“Think for yourself to decide 1) what you want, 2) what is true, and 3) what you should do to achieve #1 in light of #2 ...”In their wordsRay Dalio,

“Make believability-weighted decisions. ...Operate by principles ...”In their wordsPrinciples: Life and Work (2017)

“Systemize your decision making.”In their wordsPrinciples: Life and Work (2017)

1949Born1 August 1949

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Bridgewater Assoc. Pure Alpha I stock market strategy returns vs the S&P 500.Bridgewater Assoc. Pure Alpha I stock market strategy returns vs the S&P 500.Ray Dalio at the International Achievement Summit's 2012 Banquet of the Golden Plate reception in Washington, D.C., with his wife, Barbara, and two Academy of Achievement student delegates, Philip Thigo of Kenya and Julia Fan Li of CanadaRay Dalio at the International Achievement Summit's 2012 Banquet of the Golden Plate reception in Washington, D.C., with his wife, Barbara, and two Academy of Achievement student delegates, Philip Thigo of Kenya and Julia Fan Li of Canada

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  1. When central banks print a lot of money to relieve a crisis, buy stocks, gold, and commodities because their value will rise and the value of paper money will fall.

    Mar 2, 2022, "Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order by Ray Dalio" (at 6m43s), Principles by Ray Dalio, 2 March 2022., Own words

  2. To understand what is coming at you, you need to understand what happened before you.

    Mar 2, 2022, "Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order by Ray Dalio" (at 7m19s), Principles by Ray Dalio, 2 March 2022., Own words

  3. Think for yourself to decide 1) what you want, 2) what is true, and 3) what you should do to achieve #1 in light of #2 ...

    2017, Ray Dalio,, Own words

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Raymond Thomas Dalio was born August 8, 1949. He founded Bridgewater Associates, which grew into one of the world's largest hedge funds. In 2017 he published Principles: Life & Work, laying out his corporate management and investment philosophy. He followed it with The Changing World Order, a study of why nations succeed and fail. As of June 2026, his net worth stands at $21.5 billion, ranking 126th on the Bloomberg Billionaire Index.

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Born 1949 · age 77

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