Ray Dalio: How the Economic Machine Works
Credit cycles, deleveragings, and productivity growth in thirty animated minutes — a classic explainer.
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Ray Dalio founded and built the world’s largest hedge fund, Bridgewater Associates. He’s also the author of the #1 NYTimes Bestseller, Principles: Life and Work, Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order, and How Countries Go Broke. He is known to have a very practical understanding of economics that is very different from conventional economic thinking that he spells out in his video series "How the Economic Machine Works
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