Rift at Bridgewater Associates ?

Thoughts on the Bridgewater apparent Dalio-Jensen rift ?

What about the "Pain Button" app that Bridgewater employees use to record "feelings" (anger, frustration, sadness)? (wsj link inside the post).

Employees at the world’s largest hedge fund carry around iPads with an app called “Pain Button.” It tracks negative feelings like “angry,” “frustrated” and “sad” with the twist of on-screen dials.

http://www.wsj.com/articles/schism-at-the-top-of-worlds-largest-hedge-f…

How about being rated or "doted " 2000 times a year by other employees a year: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/08/business/dealbook/bridgewater-executi…

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it may be weird,but it seems to work

Dalio IS a gentile after all, so he isnt privy to insider information and has to do it the hard way, be smart.

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