Investing Quotes by Ray Dalio

“risk parity” investing.”

— Ray Dalio

Successful people ask for the criticism of others and consider its merit.

— Ray Dalio

Watch out for people who think it's embarrassing not to know.

— Ray Dalio

To make money in the markets, you have to think independently and be humble.

— Ray Dalio

There are far more good answers "out there" than there are in you.

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Don't worry about looking good - worry about achieving your goals.

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The more you think you know, the more closed-minded you'll be.

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To test if you are worrying too much about looking good, observe how you feel when you find out you've made a…

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There is an excellent correlation between giving society what it wants and making money, and almost no correlation between the desire to…

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It all comes down to interest rates. As an investor, all you're doing is putting up a lump-sump payment for a future…

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There is giant untapped potential in disagreement, especially if the disagreement is between two or more thoughtful people

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Life is like a giant smorgasbord of more delicious alternatives than you can ever hope to taste. So you have to reject…

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I've learned that each mistake was probably a reflection of something that I was (or others were) doing wrong, so if I…

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Be wary of the arrogant intellectual who comments from the stands without having played on the field.

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I believe that understanding what is good is obtained by looking at the way the world works and figuring out how to…

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For every mistake that you learn from you will save thousands of similar mistakes in the future, so if you treat mistakes…

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“If you are ready to give up everything else and study the whole history and background of the market and all principal…

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What I'm trying to say is that for the average investor, what I would encourage them to do is to understand there's…

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I believe there are an infinite number of laws of the universe and that all progress or dreams achieved come from operating…

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Once you accept that playing the game will be uncomfortable, and you do it for a while, it will become much easier…

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The biggest mistake investors make is to believe that what happened in the recent past is likely to persist. They assume that…

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Life is like a game where you seek to overcome the obstacles that stand in the way of achieving your goals. You…

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Over the long run, the price of gold approximates the total amount of money in circulation divided by the size of the…

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I believe that our society's "mistake-phobia" is crippling, a problem that begins in most elementary schools, where we learn to learn what…

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Don't be a perfectionist, because perfectionists often spend too much time on little differences at the margins at the expense of other…

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Principles are concepts that can be applied over and over again in similar circumstances as distinct from narrow answers to specific questions.…

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I have a bad rote memory, but I tend to learn through my experiences. And then when I went into the markets,…

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“the markets was much more fun than having a real job. As long as my basic living expenses were covered, I knew…

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“Making money in the markets is tough. The brilliant trader and investor Bernard Baruch put it well when he said, “If you…

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People who excel at book learning tend to call up from memory what they have learned in order to follow stored instructions.…

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“Investors think independently, anticipate things that haven’t happened yet, and put real money at stake with their bets. Policymakers come from environments…

— Ray Dalio

More than anything else, what differentiates people who live up to their potential from those who don't is a willingness to look…

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People who confuse what they wish were true with what is really true create distorted pictures of reality that make it impossible…

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Though how nature works is way beyond man's ability to comprehend, I have found that observing how nature works offers innumerable lessons…

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When you think that it's too hard, remember that in the long run, doing the things that will make you successful is…

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When growth is slower-than-expected, stocks go down. When inflation is higher-than-expected, bonds go down. When inflation is lower-than-expected, bonds go up.

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I believe that one of the best ways of getting at truth is reflecting with others who have opposing views and who…

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I believe that for the most part, achieving success - whatever that is for you - is mostly a matter of personal…

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“I attribute as much of my success to what I’ve learned about the brain as I do to my understanding of economics…

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Do not feel bad about your mistakes or those of others. Love them! Remember that one: they are to be expected; two:…

— Ray Dalio