Ray Dalio ( Bridgewater Associates )

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Ray Dalio says he doesn't want to hold bonds, cash ‘is good’

When asked about his advice on how to deploy capital as a newcomer, Dalio stressed the need to diversify, pay attention to disruptions and pick those who can use the new technologies in the best way.

https://www.theedgesingapore.com/news/i ... cash--good

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US Billionaire Ray Dalio Says Mkt May Face Great Disruptions, Calls for More Diversified Investment Mix

Ray Dalio, US billionaire and the founder of the world's largest hedge fund company Bridgewater, said that with the economic and geopolitical risks persist, new investors should further diversify their investment portfolios.

Dalio believed that the world will be fundamentally different in 5 years, and the situation will become very different year by year.

Investors should pay attention to the market's great disruptive event in the near future.

With the rise of AI development in recent years, Dalio advised investors to put their money into companies that adopt AI rather than those that create it, emphasizing the need to pick companies that use the new technology in the best way possible.

Source: AAStocks Financial News

http://www.aastocks.com/en/stocks/news/ ... -news/AAFN

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Ray Dalio is confirming that we are in an economic war. He is talking about USA-China. I said this years ago now. The next stage gets scary. Listen.
https://twitter.com/WifeyAlpha/status/1 ... 0302400783

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Are We in a Stock Market Bubble?
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/we-stock ... alio-zpdre

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Bridgewater’s Dalio and Singapore’s GIC chief cautious on global outlook

Cautious on the year ahead due to political risk and uncertain global growth prospects.

However, they remained committed to investing in China, despite challenges such as rising debt problems and geopolitical tension.

Geopolitical issues and the cost of climate change and its implications for financial markets were among factors that could create negative risks for global investors in the next year.

Despite the US having a lot of positives, there is a risk around an orderly transition of power.

Source: Reuters

https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/compan ... al-outlook

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Bridgewater’s Ray Dalio: invest in gold and bitcoin rather than debt assets

Indebtedness in the US, China and most major countries has increased at ‘unprecedented levels’ and will not be sustainable, he says

Billionaire investor Ray Dalio, founder of the world’s largest hedge fund Bridgewater Associates, said he would invest in “hard money” like gold and bitcoin while avoiding debt assets, as most major economies face rising indebtedness problems.

“I believe that there would likely be a pending debt money problem,” he said in a speech at a financial conference in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. “I want to steer away from debt assets like bonds and debt, and have some hard money like gold and bitcoin.”

Source: SCMP

https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-f ... pe=section

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Investor who predicted the 2008 financial crisis says he's 'worried about something worse than a recession'
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/investor ... 40903.html

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It’s important not to let our biases stand in the way of our objectivity. To get good results, we need to be analytical rather than emotional.
https://x.com/RayDalio/status/1912891577531314219

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Ray Dalio: MKt Cannot Bear Govt Fiscal Deficit Equal to 6.5% of GDP

Ray Dalio, Founder of Bridgewater Associates, said that investors should be afraid of the US bond market, adding that the US Federal Government's fiscal deficit is 6.5% of GDP, which is unbearable for the market, according to CNBC.

He is not hopeful about the politicians' ability to bridge differences and alleviate the national debt burden, candidly expressing pessimism and urging a realistic approach, Dalio added.

He believed that this is the nature of the challenges faced by the US, and that anything related to bipartisanship and overcoming political obstacles basically means giving more, leading to these deficits.

Source: AASTOCKS Financial News

http://www.aastocks.com/en/stocks/news/ ... -news/AAFN

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Bridgewater's Ray Dalio warns dollar devaluation in play to tackle US debt

The US will likely respond to its mounting debt through currency devaluation, money printing and artificially low interest rates, – a strategy he argues will push future generations to repay today's debt with cheaper US dollars.

He expressed concern over the US fiscal outlook, highlighting federal debt levels of US$36 trillion to US$38 trillion (HK$280.8 trillion to HK$296.4 trillion), an annual deficit of about US$2 trillion, and yearly debt issuance needs that could reach $12 trillion.

Social welfare spending, including Medicare, Medicaid, and veterans' benefits, accounts for about 60 percent of the federal budget and around 85 percent of revenues.

Interest payments and defense spending each cost nearly US$1 trillion annually, together accounting for 85 percent of the budget and 110 percent of revenue.

Although he proposed a plan to reduce the deficit to 3 percent of gross domestic product over three years through a combination of spending cuts, tax hikes, and lower interest rates, he put the odds of such a plan being adopted at just 5 percent, saying“no one dares to support it publicly.”

He compared the current macroeconomic environment to the 1970s, when the US abandoned the gold standard and entered a period of stagflation. "The biggest risk now is stagflation," Dalio said, adding that gold remains a reliable hedge during times of extreme stress.

For investors, Dalio recommends inflation-linked bonds as the safest asset class, and suggests allocating 10-15 percent of a portfolio to gold as a hedge. He remains cautious on real estate, calling it overly sensitive to interest rates and highly taxable.

Source: The Standard

https://www.thestandard.com.hk/market/article/306565/