Ray Dalio on Practices of Bridgewater

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Published on Dec 29, 2016
A discussion and Q&A with billionaire hedge fund manager Ray Dalio. The discussion centers on Bridgewater Associates and how it has achieved such success. Ray reveals his emphasis on radical truth and other such practices at the firm. Ray also talks about what makes him excited about his job and finding meaningful work.

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Video Segments:
0:00 Introduction
1:07 Essential features of Bridgewater
3:50 Employee’s first experiences at Bridgewater
5:18 Practices at the firm
6:14 Dot collector
10:28 Most common misunderstanding about Bridgewater
11:29 Relationship to conflict
13:49 Can people challenge you
14:42 Role of emotion
15:50 Culture through financial crash
17:43 Your interests in markets and psychology
19:15 Meditation
20:17 Why do markets excite you
21:34 Protecting yourself from biases
22:30 Is your culture transferable
23:42 The principles
25:11 Pain+Reflection=Progress
26:30 Biggest mistake
29:16 Why are you here
34:30 Start of Q&A
35:00 85% of pension funds will go bust ?
36:00 Are you satisfied and fulfilled and consequences of wealth?
40:00 How much time does process consume and how do you come to a decision?
43:30 Differences between men and women in your analysis?
44:23 Working in a Eco system with independent thinking?
47:20 Scaling meritocracy culture and adapting?
49:45 Excess of truth at Bridgewater ?
55:22 Do you update strategy often?
57:07 Scaling when you have a high employee turnover?

Interview Date: 2nd May, 2016
Event: Milken Institute
Original Image Source:http://bit.ly/DalioPic

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