Billionaire investor Ray Dalio’s upcoming book, “The Changing World Order” attempts to explain how “money, credit and debt work” by sharing his work with historians and political experts to “connect pieces of the past together to better understand the future.” This according to a recent article in Bloomberg. Dalio delves into the meaning and impact of money, arguing that most currency has no intrinsic value, does not represent wealth, and typically ends up getting devalued… Read More
Last week, Bridgewater founder Ray Dalio said he predicts US companies will lose $4 trillion because of the coronavirus pandemic. This according to an article in Chief Investment Officer. “What’s happening has not happened in our lifetime before,” Dalio said during an interview with CNBC, adding, “There’s a need for the government to spend more money, a lot more money.” Dalio argued that the impact of the pandemic will be greater than people think, and… Read More
A report released earlier this month by Peregrine Communications shows that Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio is mentioned more often in the media than State Street Global Advisors and Natixis Investment Managers combined. This according to a recent article in Institutional Investor. At $150 billion in assets, Bridgewater is smaller than many traditional investment companies, the article reports, yet the firm earns “high scores in almost every marketing category that Peregrine measured—except media sentiment.” The… Read More
The billionaire founder of Bridgewater Associates believes that the ability of central banks to reverse an economic downturn is waning as the global economy enters “the late stages of the long-term debt cycle.” This according to a recent Bloomberg article. The article reports that in a recent essay posted on LinkedIn, Dalio wrote: “Interest rates get so low that lowering them enough to stimulate growth doesn’t work well.” Increasing the money supply and buying financial… Read More
The recent news that Bridgewater Associates’ flagship fund—the Pure Alpha fund—lost 4.9% in the first half of this year should underscore the unpredictability of markets, according to a recent article inBloomberg. The article cites the performance of the SPDR SSgA Global Allocation ETF, which tracks the broader markets and was up 12% for the year (as of July 19th). The article notes two takeaways: · “The globalization of the world economy in recent years means that… Read More
Billionaire investor Ray Dalio believes that the push by central banks toward policies that devalue currencies is about to cause a shift in investing toward assets such as gold. This according to a recentCNBC article. In a recent LinkedIn post, the article reports that Dalio explained, “For this reason, I believe that it would be both risk-reducing and return-enhancing to consider adding gold to one’s portfolio.” The article points out that his note comes two… Read More
Billionaire investor Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates, said that he sees the tension between the U.S and China as more than a trade war, adding that more stringent export controls could trigger a major escalation. This according to a recent article in Bloomberg. Using the example of Huawei Technologies Co., Dalio wrote in a recent LinkedIn post that the U.S. move to shut off supply to the company represents a step in “weaponizing” export… Read More
Ray Dalio, the founder of Bridgewater Associates, said a gauge his firm created to measure the level of global conflict is at its highest level in more than 70 years, according to an article in Bloomberg. In an interview with CNN, Dalio said, “There is more polarity, more conflict internally, of a sort.” In 2017, Dalio warned that populism will be a more powerful force than monetary or fiscal policies, the article reports, with politics… Read More
At the Greenwich Economic Forum last November, Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio expressed concern that most stock investors are ill-prepared to handle the next bear market. This according to an article in Chief Investment Officer. Dalio, who said that the current bull market was driven by the Fed’s low interest rates, said “everybody’s sort of leveraged long,” adding that, “if you have a downturn, there’s not much ability for that downturn to be dealt with… Read More
In an interview with CNBC in September, Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio discussed his new book, “A Template for Understanding Big Debt Crises,” in which he shares lessons learned from history’s financial downturns. Dalio’s book describes the six stages that lead to debt crises. Of these, he says, the most important is the “bubble stage” in which asset prices are rising and people are borrowing excessively. “Central banks don’t pay much attention to the bubble… Read More