My First Million
My First Million

Ray Dalio: The principles that made me a billionaire

July 17, 2026 · 1 h 3 min

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Ray Dalio's rules for building wealth: https://clickhubspot.com/rgsk

Episode 842: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) sit down with Ray Dalio ( https://x.com/RayDalio ) to talk about the holy grail of investing strategies.

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Show Notes:

() Intro

() Hitting rock bottom

() Personality traits of the 1%

() Partnerships that win

() Pain + Reflection = Progress

() What’s the money for anyway?

() Principles

() Ray’s hiring philosophy

() Being a caddy

() Mistakes smart investors make

() What Ray spends his money on

() Aliens

() The 5 Big Forces

() Investing in Gold and Bubble Mechanics

() How Bridgewater became the biggest hedge fund

() The gap between the best and everyone else

() The 1 Big Takeaway

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Links:

• Ray’s Personality Test - https://principlesyou.com/

• Bridgewater Associates - https://www.bridgewater.com/

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