on May 7 where he answered questions from Reddit users ranging from climate change to his favorite books.
Reddit users are part of a vast online community with a subreddit for nearly everything. One of the most popular subreddits is"/r/IAmA," where celebrities and authorities in specific fields sit down for the digital equivalent of a radio call-in show Dalio — who founded the world's biggest hedge-fund, Bridgewater Associates, in 1975 — is a self-made billionaire with a net worth of $18.4 billion. He recently launched an app,, based on his 2017 best-seller"Principles," designed to give advice on success in work and in life. Now, Dalio has decided to give out his life advice on the internet to anyone curious enough to ask.
Dalio opened up the question-and-answer session with a post that began:"I'm Ray Dalio - founder of Bridgewater Associates. I'm interested in how reality works and having principles for dealing with it well - especially about life, work, economics and investments. Ask me about these things—or anything."A Reddit user asked Dalio how climate change will impact the economy.