| My first real job was caddying, and it changed my life. It was the 1960s, and the people I was caddying for were always talking about the stock market. So, I took my caddying money and bought Northeast Airlines because it was the only company I had heard of that was selling for less than $5 a share. Little did I know, but the stock was so cheap because they were about to go broke. But I got lucky and they got acquired, so I tripled my money. And just like that, I was hooked. |
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Ray Dalio and Bloomberg’s Francine Lacqua Discuss Life, Debt & Global Crisis
2025-10-29
The U.S.’s debts are on the edge of becoming unmanageable to the point where it could default if conditions are not changed.
But this problem isn’t a unique one. It has happened many times in history, which is why I believe studying the past is so important. The same cycles repeat over and over again, and there are important lessons we can learn from those experiences.
I recently met with Bloomberg @markets ahead of the UN Ocean Conference to discuss our debts, the possibility of global crisis, and the importance of investing in our oceans.
If you’re interested in learning more about our collective debt burden — and what steps we can take to solve these issues — I explain my thinking in my new book, How Countries Go Broke: The Big Cycle.
I hope you will read it and let me know your
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