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Ray Dalio

Ray Dalio founded Bridgewater Associates in 1975 and was its CEO until 2017, and is the author of several books including Principles: Life and Work.

827 claims collected, 172 researched, 91 resolved. Report of 4 November 2026, method 0.1.0+c876030c.

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Each kind of claim is scored on its own, out of 100: the share that held up, with the range it likely falls in. Fewer resolved claims give a wider range.

  • Factual claims

    Statements about the present or the past, checked against the record: did they hold up?

    77 71 83

    High confidence, 80 factual claims resolved. From 15 documents, 2010 to 2026; 19 documents sampled from 36 candidates found.

    Not scored: 33 unresolvable, 4 checkable only against their own records.

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  • Predictions

    Statements about events outside the person's control, checked once they fell due: did they come true?

    72 56 86

    Low confidence, 11 predictions resolved. From 6 documents, 2010 to 2025; 19 documents sampled from 36 candidates found.

    Not scored: 41 unresolvable. 3 more fall due later.

    Does not yet allow for how likely each prediction was when made.

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All types combined: 76 (likely 71 to 82, high confidence), from 91 claims: 80 factual claims, 11 predictions. It mixes kinds of claim in different proportions for different people, so compare people kind by kind.

Ray Dalio's claims

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VerdictKindSaidClaimTopic
Own records only Factual 22 Feb 2025 Dalio said that, in terms of his actual track record, he has probably been right about 65 percent of the time. Factual · 22 Feb 2025 Their own work or organisation
Own records only Factual 25 Oct 2020 Fixed income exposure in the all-weather portfolio approach has declined a lot as interest rates approached zero. Factual · 25 Oct 2020 Economics and markets
Own records only Factual 11 Nov 2018 For every dollar Dalio gives to micro-finance, $12 is lent out to people in the first five years. Factual · 11 Nov 2018 Economics and markets
Own records only Factual 11 Nov 2018 Bridgewater's index of conflict shows conflict within the US and most countries, and between countries, is greater than at any time since the 1930s. Factual · 11 Nov 2018 Other global risks
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Ray Dalio

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Factual Their own work or organisation

“in terms of my actual track record, I’ve probably been right about 65 percent of the time.”

Ray Dalio, interviewee 22 February 2025 Full Transcript: Ray Dalio on The Tucker Carlson Show (Singju Post)

Dalio said that, in terms of his actual track record, he has probably been right about 65 percent of the time.

Own records only Only the person's or their organisation's own records speak to it, so it is not scored.

Reasoning

Dalio's stated hit rate rests on his own record of his calls, which only the subject's own records could settle.

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Ray Dalio, “Dalio said that, in terms of his actual track record, he has probably been right about 65 percent of the time.” (said 22 February 2025). Verdict: own records only. Reliability API, claim c_07dfe5407ab4, method 0.1.0+c876030c. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_07dfe5407ab4

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