Ray Dalio said: "Countries are letting their reserves or assets go...
Felix Prehn 🐶@felixprehn
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Nov 02, 2025
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Ray Dalio said: "Countries are letting their reserves or assets go down and acquiring gold."
Central banks bought more gold in 2025 than any year in history.
They're not telling the public why, but their actions speak volumes.
Here's what they see coming:
Central banks bought more gold in 2025 than any year in history.
They're not telling the public why, but their actions speak volumes.
Here's what they see coming:
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Firstly, what are reserves?
They're like savings accounts for countries - government bonds, treasury bills and dollars.
Countries are trading these paper promises for physical gold.
When they sell US bonds, it pushes interest rates up. This makes investments lose value.
They're like savings accounts for countries - government bonds, treasury bills and dollars.
Countries are trading these paper promises for physical gold.
When they sell US bonds, it pushes interest rates up. This makes investments lose value.
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Throughout history, when paper money loses value, gold keeps its worth.
The US dollar buys 97% less today than in 1913. Gold, however, buys about the same amount of goods across centuries.
Central banks understand this pattern, even if most financial advisors don't mention it.
The US dollar buys 97% less today than in 1913. Gold, however, buys about the same amount of goods across centuries.
Central banks understand this pattern, even if most financial advisors don't mention it.
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Retirement funds face four serious threats:
• Advisor projections assume unrealistic 7% returns
• Inflation erodes purchasing power yearly
• $100,000 from 2000 buys just $56,000 today
• Most retirees discover too late their savings won't cover basics
The math is undeniable.
• Advisor projections assume unrealistic 7% returns
• Inflation erodes purchasing power yearly
• $100,000 from 2000 buys just $56,000 today
• Most retirees discover too late their savings won't cover basics
The math is undeniable.
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I was an ex-investment banker. I learnt that people who understood Dalio's ideas protected their money better.
Dalio said there are 5 five majors forces that affect markets.
Knowing these forces helps you understand where we are in the economy and make better money decisions.
Dalio said there are 5 five majors forces that affect markets.
Knowing these forces helps you understand where we are in the economy and make better money decisions.
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→ Force #1: The Debt Cycle is about borrowing and paying back.
Dalio suggests keeping about 15% of your money in gold. This isn't for getting rich quick.
It's because gold tends to hold value when other investments drop.
This pattern has repeated throughout history.
Dalio suggests keeping about 15% of your money in gold. This isn't for getting rich quick.
It's because gold tends to hold value when other investments drop.
This pattern has repeated throughout history.
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→ Force #2: Wealth Gaps create specific opportunities:
• Systems increasingly favor the already-wealthy
• Traditional investment strategies fail completely
• Hidden inefficiencies appear in capital flows
• This explains how the 1% maintain wealth during transitions
• Systems increasingly favor the already-wealthy
• Traditional investment strategies fail completely
• Hidden inefficiencies appear in capital flows
• This explains how the 1% maintain wealth during transitions
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→ Force #3: Geopolitical Shifts demand self-sufficiency:
• "Produce what you need" - Dalio warns
• Nations in conflict freeze each other's assets
• Supply chains fracture during power transitions
• Manufacturing returns despite higher costs
• "Produce what you need" - Dalio warns
• Nations in conflict freeze each other's assets
• Supply chains fracture during power transitions
• Manufacturing returns despite higher costs
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→ Force #4: Natural Resources become critical:
• Water access faces increasing constraints
• Food production confronts climate challenges
• Energy security outweighs environmental concerns
• Basic commodities outperform financial products
• Water access faces increasing constraints
• Food production confronts climate challenges
• Energy security outweighs environmental concerns
• Basic commodities outperform financial products
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→ Force #5: Technology creates winners and losers.
Dalio sees some tech areas as overpriced, but notes the real value is in "users of those technologies becoming more effective."
Focus on businesses that use new tools well, not just the ones creating the tools.
Dalio sees some tech areas as overpriced, but notes the real value is in "users of those technologies becoming more effective."
Focus on businesses that use new tools well, not just the ones creating the tools.
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