How Countries Go Broke — Ray Dalio on Why Timing Is Everything

How Countries Go Broke — Ray Dalio on why timing is everything

The billionaire Bridgewater founder shares his ideas on debt crises and how to predict them

Billionaire Ray Dalio Gives the US Three Years ‘Give or Take’ Before Serious ‘Economic Heart Attack’ - The Daily Hodl

The co-chief investment officer of hedge fund Bridgewater Associates, Ray Dalio, is issuing a warning on the US amid the ballooning national debt. In a new Fox Business interview, Dalio says the US will face an economic catastrophe in a few years unless steps are taken to reduce the national debt, which is now hovering above $36 trillion. “If you don’t do that [enforce the debt-reduction measures], and we probably will not do that, it is like th…

Billionaire Ray Dalio Gives the US Three Years ‘Give or Take’ Before Serious ‘Economic Heart Attack’

The co-chief investment officer of hedge fund Bridgewater Associates, Ray Dalio, is issuing a warning on the US amid the ballooning national debt. In a new Fox Business interview, Dalio says the US will face an economic catastrophe in a few years unless steps are taken to reduce the national debt, which is now hovering... The post Billionaire Ray Dalio Gives the US Three Years ‘Give or Take’ Before Serious ‘Economic Heart Attack’ appeared first …

Ray Dalio: Bubbles, Busts, and Beautiful Deleveraging | The Acquirer's Multiple®

As investors, we often think in terms of opportunity. But Ray Dalio reminds us that cycles—especially debt cycles—shape those opportunities more than most realize. In his book Principles for Navigating Big Debt Crises, Dalio writes, “Credit is the giving of buying power. This buying power is granted in exchange for a promise to pay it back, which is debt.” And therein lies both the fuel and the fire of the financial markets. When credit is used …