Ray Dalio
Hedge funds · Greenwich, Connecticut
Net worth
$18.9B
Today
+$77+0.00%Past month
+$528K+0.00%As of Nov 11, 2026, 1:50 PM EST
Ray Dalio is the founder of the world's biggest hedge fund firm, Bridgewater Associates, which now manages $102 billion. Dalio stepped down as CEO in 2017, retired as co-CIO in 2022 and sold off his full stake in the firm by 2025. Dalio grew up in a middle-class Long Island neighborhood and started playing the markets at age 12, getting tips from golfers for whom he caddied. In 1975, after earning an MBA from Harvard Business School, he launched Bridgewater from his two-bedroom New York City apartment. Dalio has given more than $1 billion to philanthropic causes. His Dalio Philanthropies has supported microfinance and public education.
Net worth over time
Principal holdings
1 positions| Company | Industry | Share | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Private holdings | Finance & Investments | 100.0% | $18.9B |
Also known for
- In 2017, Dalio published "Principles: Life & Work," a New York Times bestseller that codifies his principles.
“It's impossible to separate economics from managing money. Doing economic research makes me a better trader.”