{"id":1792,"date":"2025-10-07T16:01:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T16:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/finzexpert.com\/blog\/ray-dalio-says-today-is-like-the-early-1970s-and-investors-should-hold-more-gold-than-usual\/"},"modified":"2025-10-07T16:01:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T16:01:13","slug":"ray-dalio-says-today-is-like-the-early-1970s-and-investors-should-hold-more-gold-than-usual","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/finzexpert.com\/blog\/ray-dalio-says-today-is-like-the-early-1970s-and-investors-should-hold-more-gold-than-usual\/","title":{"rendered":"Ray Dalio says today is like the early 1970s and investors should hold more gold than usual"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"RegularArticle-ArticleBody-5\" data-module=\"ArticleBody\" data-test=\"articleBody-2\" data-analytics=\"RegularArticle-articleBody-5-2\"><span class=\"HighlightShare-hidden\" style=\"top:0;left:0\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"InlineImage-imageEmbed\" id=\"ArticleBody-InlineImage-108116602\" data-test=\"InlineImage\">\n<div class=\"InlineImage-wrapper\">\n<div>\n<p>Bridgewater Associates&#8217; Ray Dalio on stage at CNBC&#8217;s CONVERGE LIVE in March.<\/p>\n<p>Courtesy of CNBC<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"group\">\n<p>Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio said investors should allocate as much as 15% of their portfolios to gold even as the precious metal surged to an all-time high above $4,000 an ounce.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Gold is a very excellent diversifier in the portfolio,&#8221; Dalio said Tuesday at the Greenwich Economic Forum in Greenwich, Connecticut. &#8220;If you look at it just from a strategic asset allocation perspective, you would probably have something like 15% of your portfolio in gold \u2026 because it is one asset that does very well when the typical parts of the portfolio go down.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"Collapsible-proliveCollapsableContainer\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"256\" height=\"256\" viewbox=\"0 0 256 256\" aria-labelledby=\"title desc\" role=\"img\" focusable=\"false\" preserveaspectratio=\"xMinYMin\" class=\"Collapsible-stockChartIcon\"><title>Stock Chart Icon<\/title><desc>Stock chart icon<\/desc><g transform=\"translate(1.4065934065934016 1.4065934065934016) scale(2.81 2.81)\"><path d=\"M 87.994 0 H 69.342 c -1.787 0 -2.682 2.16 -1.418 3.424 l 5.795 5.795 l -33.82 33.82 L 28.056 31.196 l -3.174 -3.174 c -1.074 -1.074 -2.815 -1.074 -3.889 0 L 0.805 48.209 c -1.074 1.074 -1.074 2.815 0 3.889 l 3.174 3.174 c 1.074 1.074 2.815 1.074 3.889 0 l 15.069 -15.069 l 14.994 14.994 c 1.074 1.074 2.815 1.074 3.889 0 l 1.614 -1.614 c 0.083 -0.066 0.17 -0.125 0.247 -0.202 l 37.1 -37.1 l 5.795 5.795 C 87.84 23.34 90 22.445 90 20.658 V 2.006 C 90 0.898 89.102 0 87.994 0 z\" transform=\" matrix(1 0 0 1 0 0) \" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><path d=\"M 65.626 37.8 v 49.45 c 0 1.519 1.231 2.75 2.75 2.75 h 8.782 c 1.519 0 2.75 -1.231 2.75 -2.75 V 23.518 L 65.626 37.8 z\" transform=\" matrix(1 0 0 1 0 0) \" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><path d=\"M 47.115 56.312 V 87.25 c 0 1.519 1.231 2.75 2.75 2.75 h 8.782 c 1.519 0 2.75 -1.231 2.75 -2.75 V 42.03 L 47.115 56.312 z\" transform=\" matrix(1 0 0 1 0 0) \" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><path d=\"M 39.876 60.503 c -1.937 0 -3.757 -0.754 -5.127 -2.124 l -6.146 -6.145 V 87.25 c 0 1.519 1.231 2.75 2.75 2.75 h 8.782 c 1.519 0 2.75 -1.231 2.75 -2.75 V 59.844 C 41.952 60.271 40.933 60.503 39.876 60.503 z\" transform=\" matrix(1 0 0 1 0 0) \" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><path d=\"M 22.937 46.567 L 11.051 58.453 c -0.298 0.298 -0.621 0.562 -0.959 0.8 V 87.25 c 0 1.519 1.231 2.75 2.75 2.75 h 8.782 c 1.519 0 2.75 -1.231 2.75 -2.75 V 48.004 L 22.937 46.567 z\" transform=\" matrix(1 0 0 1 0 0) \" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/p>\n<div class=\"Collapsible-proLivePlayerCloseOrExpand\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><iframe title=\"Gold futures year to date\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/appchart?symbol=%40GC.1&amp;range=YTD&amp;type=mountain&amp;embedded=true&amp;$DEVICE$=undefined\" height=\"460\" scrolling=\"no\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border:0;width:100%\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Gold futures year to date<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"group\">\n<p>Gold futures were last trading at $4,005.80 per ounce. Prices have skyrocketed more than 50% this year\u00a0amid a flight to safety amid mounting fiscal deficits and rising global tensions.<\/p>\n<p>The billionaire investor compared today&#8217;s environment to the early 1970s, when inflation, heavy government spending and high debt loads eroded confidence in paper assets and fiat currencies.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s very much like the early &#8217;70s&#8230;where do you put your money in?&#8221; he said. &#8220;When you are holding money and you put it in a debt instrument, and when there&#8217;s such a supply of debt and debt instruments, it&#8217;s not an effective storehold of wealth.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Dalio&#8217;s recommendation contrasts with typical portfolio recommendations of financial advisors which tell clients to hold mostly stocks and some bonds in a 60-40 split. Alternative assets like gold and other commodities are usually suggested to be a low single-digit percentage of any portfolio because of the lack of income they generate.<\/p>\n<p>DoubleLine Capital CEO Jeffrey Gundlach also recently recommended a high weighting in gold \u2014 as much as 25% in the portfolio \u2014 as he believes gold will continue to stand out on the back of inflationary pressures and a weaker dollar.<\/p>\n<p>Dalio said gold stands apart as a hedge in times of monetary debasement and geopolitical uncertainty.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Gold is the only asset that somebody can hold and you don&#8217;t have to depend on somebody else to pay your money for,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bridgewater Associates&#8217; Ray Dalio on stage at CNBC&#8217;s CONVERGE LIVE in March. 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