Ray Dalio on Economic Trends, Investing, and Making Decisions Amid Uncertainty

Over the years, investor Ray Dalio built his hedge fund, Bridgewater Associates, into one of the largest in the world. He's done that in part by understanding the history of economic cycles and macroeconomic trends. He's also made shrewd investing and management decisions and stands by his values. He shares where he sees the U.S. today in terms of economic power and the progress that leaders of all kinds need to make to better the situation, as well as his personal views on how to lead well. Dalio is the author of How Countries Go Broke: The Big Cycle.

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Ray Dalio on Economic Trends, Investing, and Making Decisions Amid Uncertainty

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January 20, 2026

Over the years, investor Ray Dalio built his hedge fund, Bridgewater Associates, into one of the largest in the world. He’s done that in part by understanding the history of economic cycles and macroeconomic trends. He’s also made shrewd investing and management decisions and stands by his values. He shares where he sees the U.S. today in terms of economic power and the progress that leaders of all kinds need to make to better the situation, as well as his personal views on how to lead well. Dalio is the author of How Countries Go Broke: The Big Cycle.

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