Ray Dalio

Should investors be alarmed by Iran-Israel war risks?

A massive regional conflict could see oil prices spiking across the globe

Mon Apr 22 2024 - 06:00

Pilita Clark: An inescapable tyranny that is … a bad boss

Prevalence of toxic management is difficult to measure — but scandals show it is a problem in every sector

Mon Nov 20 2023 - 05:00

Stocktake: Dalio says tech bubble stocks still not safe

Bubbles take a long time to unwind and ‘typically go to the opposite extreme’

Tue May 10 2022 - 00:00

Why modern managers are reviving old-school staff handbooks

Employers are building virtual manuals to document their working style and culture

Fri Jan 07 2022 - 05:42

Stocktake: China losses hit emerging markets

Marshall Wace recently warned US-listed Chinese firms may be ‘uninvestable’

Tue Aug 24 2021 - 05:00

Stocktake: Dalio shrugs off human rights concerns in China

Surprising that billionaire investor is indulging in absurd moral equivalence

Tue May 18 2021 - 05:00

Stocktake: Receptionists and stock market bubbles

Some take the systematic approach, others look to the anecdotal indicators

Tue Mar 09 2021 - 05:00

Paul Volcker will be missed

The former Federal Reserve chairman who died last week was a true public servant

Tue Dec 17 2019 - 05:30

Pilita Clark: Painful truth is that we are poor at workplace feedback

Figuring out how to deliver analysis that is truthful and kind is not easy

Mon Dec 09 2019 - 07:27

Ray Dalio’s post sets alarm bells ringing

Billionaire fund manager has has been having thoughts about investors, and they are hardly reassuring ones

Sat Nov 09 2019 - 05:40

Is shareholder capitalism dying?

Hundreds of US’s biggest public companies have shed their shareholder-first ideology

Tue Sept 10 2019 - 05:00

Dodgy memories lead to dodgy investments

Forgetting bad investments can stop us learning from costly mistakes

Tue Aug 13 2019 - 05:00

Stocktake: Buy gold says founder of world’s biggest hedge fund

Investors can only hope Trump fails in his latest attempt to bend the Fed to his will

Tue Jul 23 2019 - 05:45

US billionaires call for tax on extreme wealth

Disney and Soros among super-rich urging US government to tax them more to combat inequality

Tue Jun 25 2019 - 09:37

MacKenzie Bezos promises to give away billions

Novelist became world’s fourth richest woman after divorce from Jeff Bezos

Wed May 29 2019 - 10:32

Marriage, divorce or buying a home can be costly distractions for investors

‘Managers running at least two funds did much worse than managers running one’

Tue May 07 2019 - 05:00

Mindfulness at work is not quite what it’s cracked up to be

Pilita Clark: Is mindfulness demotivating? Professor bravely takes aim at a sacred cow

Mon Mar 11 2019 - 05:30

China given clear Davos stage to press its claim to be next economic superpower

As Trump stays away Chinese vice-president uses a keynote speech to take a thinly-veiled swipe at US protectionist impulses

Fri Jan 25 2019 - 05:45

What’s in store for stock markets in 2019?

Forecasts from strategists show bullish expectations have been reined in

Tue Jan 08 2019 - 05:00

World’s biggest hedge fund returned 14.6% last year

Bridgewater Associates delivers despite hedge fund industry posting one of its worst years ever

Mon Jan 07 2019 - 07:25

Fretting over late-cycle stock market risk could cost you

Yields are levelling off after long bull run but market peak may be some way off yet

Tue Jul 24 2018 - 05:00

Computer-driven investing: who needs people?

Computers increasingly dominate today’s investment world, but they can only go so far

Tue Jul 17 2018 - 05:00

Pilita Clark: Corporate wellbeing is no substitute for good management

Mantras and meditation do not remove the stress of long hours and lay-offs

Sun Apr 22 2018 - 15:35

Is it bear market time for investors? Six factors to consider

Investors should have taken advantage of the recent weakness in the market

Tue Feb 27 2018 - 07:00

Will the bitcoin bubble burst?

Warren Buffett, Howard Marks and Nobel economist Robert Shiller have warned the craze will end badly

Tue Dec 12 2017 - 06:00

Stocktake: If bitcoin isn’t a bubble, nothing is

Investors yawn at Trump’s ‘barking’ as US bull market shows no sign of stopping

Tue Sept 26 2017 - 06:00

Global profits near record highs

Stocktake: Donald Trump, investors think you’re useless at best, dangerous at worst

Tue Aug 29 2017 - 06:00

Stocks’ new streetlight: 'Trump on, Trump off'

StockTake: Trumponomics sparked a big bounce, but concerns have curtailed rally

Tue Feb 07 2017 - 06:30

Does Trump pose a threat to complacent markets?

Investors respond rapidly to incoming US president’s unpredictable rhetoric and policy

Tue Jan 24 2017 - 06:30

Davos: globalisation is in trouble but populism is not the answer

Those in world’s most powerful institutions confront popular rejection of their values

Sat Jan 21 2017 - 05:55

Davos: HSBC to move some staff to Paris after Brexit

Chief executive reveals relocation plans at Davos as Taoiseach prepares to attend forum

Wed Jan 18 2017 - 12:38

Stocktake: Markets put their faith in Trump

Consternation regarding Trump’s victory is understandable, but one point bears repeating: don’t let your politics colour your investment outlook

Tue Nov 15 2016 - 07:14

How secure is gold as a store of wealth for investors?

Gold is one of the best-performing assets of 2016, but its reputation may be overstated

Tue May 31 2016 - 06:30

Bill Gates cautions on unicorn valuations over short term

Says investors need to be ‘more discriminating’

Mon Feb 29 2016 - 01:00