The most important thing you can have is a good strategic asset allocation mix. So, what the investor needs to do is have a balanced, structured portfolio โ a portfolio that does well in different environmentsโฆ. we don't know that we're going to win. We have to have diversified bets.
Ray DalioIf you have the power to see things through somebody else's eyes, it's like going from black and white to color or two dimensions to three dimensions.
Ray DalioI do think people need to recognize that a lot of journalists want to write a story a certain way because the story will be better or the portrayal will be better, or at least recognize that whenever you're looking at something, you're seeing it through somebody's eyes who may actually not be the person who is the most insightful.
Ray DalioI'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