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Ray Dalio states that the United States and China are currently engaged in a trade war, a technology war, and a geopolitical influence war.
Based on his proprietary leading indicators, Ray Dalio projects that India has the best fundamentals to achieve the strongest economic growth rate over the next 10 years.
Ray Dalio believes most countries, including the United States, the UK, France, and China, are producing too much debt, making their fiat currencies unattractive to hold.
Ray Dalio advises that most investors should allocate between 5% and 15% of their portfolio to gold or other alternative money.
The U.S. stock market's wealth-to-money ratio is currently about 3-to-1, a level comparable to the market peaks of 1929 and 2000.
Ray Dalio asserts that the post-1945 multilateral world order, governed by institutions like the United Nations, WTO, WHO, and World Bank, has ended.
Ray Dalio believes the technology war between the U.S. and China is the most critical aspect of their competition, with the winner likely to achieve overall dominance.
In the technology competition with China, the United States is currently ahead in the design and invention of the most advanced semiconductor chips.
While the U.S. leads in advanced chip design, China is ahead in the practical application and societal integration of AI technologies.
According to Ray Dalio, gold has historically produced a real return of approximately 1.2% per year.
Ray Dalio views Bitcoin as a form of money and a store of wealth but believes it is unlikely to be significantly held by central banks due to its vulnerabilities.
A key vulnerability of Bitcoin, according to Ray Dalio, is that all transactions can be monitored and potentially interfered with by governments.