When people get at each other's throat, the rich and the poor and the Left and the Right and so on, and you have a basic breakdown, that becomes very threatening. Ray Dalio basicbreakdownleave Change image and share on social
If it didn't happen in your life before, then you're not paying attention you don't think it's possible. But almost all important events never happen in your life before. Ray Dalio attentioneventhappen Change image and share on social
It all comes down to interest rates. As an investor, all you're doing is putting up a lump-sump payment for a future cash flow. Ray Dalio cashflowfuture Change image and share on social
Maintain 'baseball cards' and/or 'believability matrixes' for your people. Imagine if you had baseball cards that showed all the performance stats. You could see what they did well and poorly and call on the right people to play the right positions in a very transparent way. Ray Dalio baseballbelievabilitycall share on social
I'm going to give away a lot more than half my money. I'd be happy to give that to the government if the government put together programs that were like I'm giving away to charity, in which I believe the money is effectively used to help people. Ray Dalio charityeffectivelygive share on social
An economy is not a complicated thing; it just has a lot of moving parts. Ray Dalio complicateeconomylot Change image and share on social
Nature is a machine. The family is a machine. The life cycle is like a machine. Ray Dalio cyclefamilylife Change image and share on social
There is slow growth, but it is positive slow growth. At the same time, ratios of debt-to-incomes go down. That's a beautiful deleveraging. Ray Dalio beautifuldebtdeleveraging Change image and share on social
I think so many people are reactive... they see things in a short term way they're right up against it. Ray Dalio peoplereactiveshort Change image and share on social
Competitiveness is really what it costs you per man-hour to get you what you want. In other words, there's an education level that plays into the mix and so if it's inexpensive to buy an hour of real good education in places like China versus the U.S., that factors in. Ray Dalio buychinacompetitiveness share on social
