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The Fund
- Ray Dalio, Bridgewater Associates and the Unraveling of a Wall Street Legend
- Narrated by: Will Damron
- Length: 12 hrs and 53 mins
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Summary
Discover the unauthorized, unvarnished story of famed Wall Street hedge-fund manager Ray Dalio.
When Ray Dalio, billionaire founder of Bridgewater Associates, the world's largest hedge fund, announced in October 2022 that he was stepping down from the company he founded forty-seven years ago, the news made headlines around the world. Dalio achieved worldwide fame thanks to a mystique of success cultivated in frequent media appearances, celebrity hobnobbing, and his bestselling book, Principles. In The Fund, Rob Copeland draws on hundreds of interviews with those inside and around the firm to reveal what really goes on with Dalio and his cohorts behind closed doors.
Tracing more than fifty years of Dalio's leadership, The Fund peels back the curtain to reveal a rarefied world of wealth and power, where former FBI director Jim Comey kisses Dalio's ring, recent Pennsylvania Senate candidate David McCormick sells out, and countless Bridgewater acolytes describe what it's like to work at this fascinating firm.
Dalio has stepped down from Bridgewater before; will the legacy of his Principles continue to chart the course of the firm? The Fund provides unique insight into the story of Dalio and Bridgewater, past, present and future.
Critic reviews
'The most explosive, mind-blowing business book I've ever read' - Bradley Hope, New York Times bestselling author of Billion Dollar Whale
'A taut, nonfiction thriller' - Bryan Burrough, bestselling author of Barbarians at the Gate
'Manages to both shock and entertain at the same time' - Philipp Meyer, bestselling author of American Rust and The Son
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- MR AP DAWSON
- 12-02-24
An amazing insight into the real Bridgewater
Radical Transparency is a concept that could in practice work incredibly well with people having the ability to improve and gain from their peers insight. What's masterfully described is an environment where real feedback is hidden behind the motivation of "adhering to the principles". amazing book- thanks
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- TN
- 21-11-23
A remarkable and gripping portrait.
Copeland’s portrait of Dalit and Bridgewater is truly remarkable. I spent a quarter of a century in the asset management industry and was completely bowled over by the picture this deeply researched book paints.
Strong recommend!
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- Jonathan Child
- 07-04-24
Fascinating insights to a bizarre hedge fund
A bizarre but thrilling description of Bridgewater Hedge fund. The truth is definitely stranger than fiction. Incredibly well researched and methodical yet never boring
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- John Nagle
- 03-12-23
Eye opening account of one man’s god complex
The stories are entertaining and some of the behaviour is outrageous. I would like to have learnt more about how BW invests. Dalio is clearly an amazing investor but his ego made him think that skill gave him the right to tell everybody else how to live.
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- Hannah Naylor-Vane
- 06-03-24
Ray Dalio must be mortified
A warning about toxic bosses and workplaces. I can't help thinking that a lot of the staff at the firm ended up being very wealthy and chose to continue, rather than find a less well paid job elsewhere. Maybe there are only toxic workplaces in the hedge fund industry?
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- Andrea
- 25-11-23
An important lesson about false prophets
This book was a thrill to listen to. The revealed hypocrisy of one of the world’s richest and most virtue-signaling men is a good lesson; people are never as good as they portray themselves to be, and the more they talk about their virtues, the stronger is probably their shadow side. I recommend this to anyone who’s frustrated they’re not as good as other people claim to be. Don’t worry, neither are they.
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- Sean
- 17-03-24
Great book and story
Check Dalio. On a YouTube. Check the Google talks. A) He’s a bore, and b) his theories don’t even tie up or even had up. A nightmarish firm and environment to work in. So boring he is - it sounds like management theory u would read at the dentist 1982. Circular and bonkers. The illusion that great fund performance of the firm made this man into a science / behaviouralist god is pretty odd - it was mostly a marketing exercise where FUM made Dalio rich - his investors faired less well. He’s a huxter and a really horrible little man
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- Mr J
- 13-11-23
Great expose - even if the reality isn’t quite as enticing as the fiction
This is a well researched book with a clear narrative. Ray Dalio is a well connected man who’s gotten luckier than he cares to admit.
It’s a total counter to Dalio’s principles and well worth reading to see what’s behind the veneer.
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- Teo
- 04-02-24
Very detailed
Makes you want to read Rays book. It will be interesting to compare. Great audiobook with a lot of detailed stories
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- Anonymous User
- 17-03-24
Rays arrogance
seriously well researched...
Ray as a person, Bridgewarer a a company and its performance through the years, and how anyone could work within that culture......astounding work.
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