Ray Dalio and Bridgewater

Rob Copeland's book on Dalio and Bridgewater is coming out tomorrow. There's been a handful of articles lately pumping it up. Looks like some juicy anecdotes from former employees that'll be enticing but Copeland seems to have a major dethroning agenda. What are people's thoughts? Seems like financial soap opera writing to me but wonder if it will actually impact Bridgewater's client relationships or ability to recruit. 

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/11/james-com…

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/06/books/review/t…

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Rob Copeland seems like a biased reporter with an axe to grind. It is my understanding that there is pretty materially bad blood between Ray / Bridgewater and Rob Copeland that has existed for years and that he is out there to profit from his new book. In terms of the impact on the organization / fund, my guess would be that there is very little - in this industry, $$$ talks. And I would bet Bridgewater is having a reasonably good year and will probably turn on the PR bonanza and their clients will largely ignore it. Obviously, if this prediction ages poorly, then there is a potential for a slightly different impact but, at the end of the day, the team there has built institutional relationships for decades.

 

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