The template section of Dalio's book on financial crises is 60 pages long.

The claim concerns Dalio's 'A Template for Understanding Big Debt Crises' (2018). The test is the length of Part 1, the archetypal big debt cycle (template) section. True: that section is about 60 pages, within roughly ±10 (50–70 pages). Mostly true: 45–49 or 71–80 pages, or about 60 pages under a different but reasonable section boundary. Mostly false: 80–120 pages, or under 45. False: more than 120 pages, or the book has no distinct template section.

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1. E1 Book Review: Principles for Navigating Big Debt Crises CFA Institute (Enterprising Investor blog) · 9 August 2019

   “The key lessons are held in Part One, consisting of 64 pages on “the archetypal big debt cycle.””

2. E2 pushing on a string edwardbetts.com · 31 March 2008

   “A Template for Understanding BIG DEBT CRISES Ray Dalio Table of Contents A Template for Understanding Big Debt Crises Acknowledgements Introduction PART 1: The Archetypal Big Debt Cycle”

An independent CFA Institute review (E1) says the book's key lessons are in Part One, which runs 64 pages on "the archetypal big debt cycle." That length is within the 50–70 page range the criteria set for true. A third-party copy of the table of contents (E2) confirms the book has a distinct Part 1, "The Archetypal Big Debt Cycle." E1 reviews the book under the title "Principles for Navigating Big Debt Crises," but the Part One it describes, "the archetypal big debt cycle," matches the template section the claim refers to [E1][E2].