Note: This is a SUMMARY of Ray Dalio's bestseller, Principles: Life & Work Principles became a #1 New York Times Bestseller for very specific reasons... Ray Dalio was raised in a middle-class family in Long Island, NY and later became one of the 100 wealthiest people in the world (according to Forbes ). He found Bridgewater Associates out of his two-bedroom apartment and grew it to become the world's most successful hedge fund managing over $160 billion...