My First Million
My First Million
Hubspot Media
Ray Dalio: The principles that made me a billionaire
1 hour 2 minutes Posted Jul 17, 2026 at 9:00 am.
) 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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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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Links:
• Ray’s Personality Test - https://principlesyou.com/ 
• Bridgewater Associates - https://www.bridgewater.com/ 
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