Ray Dalio
Source of wealth: Hedge funds
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The scale of their wealth
Health
The price of life
Let's compare Ray Dalio's fortune with the healthcare spending of a massive country
Ray Dalio could fund the entire healthcare system of DR Congo, with a population of over 105,800,000 people, for approximately 6.9 years.
But even if we compare their fortune with that of a rich country
On the other end, Ray Dalio could cover the healthcare spending of Luxembourg, considered the most heavily funded healthcare system in the world, for 3.1 years.
Education
Buying the future
Let's also compare their fortune with education spending, first with a poor country
Ray Dalio could cover the total cost of Nigeria's education system, the most populous country in Africa with over 243,000,000 inhabitants, for 4.5 years.
And yes, we can also compare it with a rich country
But they couldn't just cover the cost of a poor country; Luxembourg is considered the country with the highest per capita investment in education in the world, and Ray Dalio could pay for it entirely for 6.2 years.
Research
The monopoly on progress
Coming full circle, we think it's also interesting to add another gigantic country
Ray Dalio could fully fund the state research budget of Pakistan, the fifth most populous country in the world with over 260,000,000 inhabitants, for 25.9 years.
And of course, the country that invests the most per capita worldwide
But even if we compare the total wealth of Ray Dalio with Israel, the country that invests the most per capita in research in the world, they could cover the total cost of the system for 0.6 years.
Gold
Everyday luxuries
Ray Dalio's fortune is equivalent to 105 tons of gold. It's hard to process, since we don't usually keep a handful of gold bars in our piggy banks.
A standard gold ring usually weighs between 4 and 7 grams. Let's say this one weighs 5 grams. It's usually 18 karats.
Based on today's gold price (excluding the jeweler's commission, shipping, or anything else), that ring would be worth $546.86.
Ray Dalio could buy 28,131,631 gold rings. That's a lot of fingers and way too many gifts!!
And if you're struggling to visualize that many rings, it would take 5 trucks to transport them. Although Ray Dalio will almost certainly have enough money left over to pay for the gas.
Biography
Ray Dalio is the founder of the world's biggest hedge fund firm, Bridgewater Associates, which now manages $92 billion.
Dalio stepped down as CEO in 2017, retired as co-CIO in 2022 and sold off his full stake in the firm by 2025.
Dalio grew up in a middle-class Long Island neighborhood and started playing the markets at age 12, getting tips from golfers for whom he caddied.
In 1975, after earning an MBA from Harvard Business School, he launched Bridgewater from his two-bedroom New York City apartment.
Dalio has given more than $1 billion to philanthropic causes. His Dalio Philanthropies has supported microfinance and public education.
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