# Ray Dalio Has served as chief investment officer of the world's largest hedge fund (Bridgewater Associates) since 1985. He actually founded Bridgewater in 1975. From Wikipedia: Dalio is regarded as one of the greatest innovators in the finance world, having popularized many commonly used practices, such as [risk parity](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Risk_parity "Risk parity"), [currency overlay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Currency_overlay "Currency overlay"), [portable alpha](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portable_alpha "Portable alpha") and global [inflation-indexed bond](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inflation-indexed_bond "Inflation-indexed bond") management.[[4]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Dalio#cite_note-:3-4) ## Quotes <!-- QueryToSerialize: LIST FROM #type/quote AND [[Ray Dalio]] WHERE public_note = true SORT file.name ASC --> <!-- SerializedQuery: LIST FROM #type/quote AND [[Ray Dalio]] WHERE public_note = true SORT file.name ASC --> - [[Focus more on making the pie bigger than on exactly how to slice it so that you or anyone else gets the biggest piece]] - [[Pain plus reflection equals progress]] <!-- SerializedQuery END --> <!-- SerializedQuery: LIST FROM #type/quote AND [[Ray Dalio]] WHERE public_note = true SORT file.name ASC --> - [[Focus more on making the pie bigger than on exactly how to slice it so that you or anyone else gets the biggest piece]] - [[Pain plus reflection equals progress]] <!-- SerializedQuery END --> ## Books <!-- QueryToSerialize: LIST FROM #books AND [[Ray Dalio]] WHERE public_note = true SORT file.name ASC -->