A very rare television interview with Ray Dalio, founder of BridgeWater, the world’s largest hedge fund. Dalio describes how he approaches the market and what his current outlook is.
Dalio says:
- The USD will eventually lose its reserve currency status (over the next 10 years).
- He is bullish about equities in 2011.
- Equities are still comparatively cheap.
- Gold is still unappreciated as an asset class.
- Diversification is the key. Dalio likes diversfiying out of dollar denominated assets such as emerging markets and gold.
- He believes the Fed saved us from a depression.
- Economic growth will slow in Q4 2011.
- De-leveraging is not over yet, but stimulus is offsetting the effects.
- The economy will be much weaker in 2012.
- He likes emerging market currencies.
Source: CNBC
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