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‘Conflicts are essential’: Billionaire Ray Dalio’s lessons from creating the world’s largest hedge fund

The founder of the world’s biggest hedge fund also recommends accurate, not kind, evaluations

Ray Dalio, billionaire and founder of Bridgewater Associates LP. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Ray Dalio, billionaire and founder of Bridgewater Associates LP. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images Photo: Getty Images

Ray Dalio, the founder of the world’s largest hedge fund Bridgewater Associates, published his book Principles three years ago. He’s still promoting it every day from his LinkedIn account. 

If you want to be more like Ray, or hope to build a hedge fund even a little bit as successful as Bridgewater, Dalio’s LinkedIn activity is overflowing with ideas.

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