Dalio’s Fiat Fiasco: Gold’s Glorious Triumph Over Wall Street!

Ah, Ray Dalio, that paragon of financial foresight, has once again illuminated the path to enlightenment-or perhaps just a very expensive party. The devaluation of fiat, he insists, is the real 2025 story, while the rest of us are too busy debating AI to notice our money’s slowly turning into confetti. 🎉💸

  • Ray Dalio, ever the Cassandra of the financial world, insists that the real 2025 story is the devaluation of fiat-because nothing says “excitement” like watching your money lose value. 🏛️💸
  • Gold and foreign stocks, those sly foxes, have outperformed U.S. equities so spectacularly that even the most optimistic Wall Street broker is now questioning their life choices. 🦊📈
  • Dalio, that master of gloom, predicts we’ll keep fleeing U.S. assets like they’re the last remaining buffet at a zombie apocalypse. 🧟‍♂️📉

One might say that billionaire investor Ray Dalio has identified the devaluation of fiat currency as the most significant investment story currently overlooked by many market participants. Or, as the rest of us would call it, “a very long game of Whac-A-Mole with your savings.” 🧱💰

Ray Dalio offers 2026 predictions

Dalio, that charming prophet of doom, claims the primary investment narrative involves the declining value of fiat currencies and the underperformance of U.S. stocks relative to gold and foreign equities. How thrilling! Who needs optimism when you can have a front-row seat to the financial apocalypse? 🌍🔥

Gold returned 65% in dollar terms last year, outperforming the S&P 500 index, which returned 18% in dollars, by 47 percentage points. A true tale of the rich getting richer and the rest of us… well, trying not to cry. 🏆😢

The underperformance of U.S. stocks relative to international markets and gold resulted principally from fiscal and monetary stimulation, productivity gains, and significant shifts in asset allocations away from U.S. markets. Or, as I like to call it, “the world finally realizing that America isn’t the only show in town.” 🌎👀

What has always mattered most to me is getting as close to the truth as possible. You can’t make good decisions without good facts, and you can’t get good facts without being radically open-minded and willing to look at reality as it really is-not as you wish it to be.

In this…

– Ray Dalio (@RayDalio) January 7, 2026

Non-U.S. stocks outperformed U.S. equities by double-digit percentage points as substantial capital flows exited American markets. A true “see you later, and don’t let the door hit you on the way out” moment. 🚪📉

Dalio indicated that currency depreciation creates an optical effect where assets measured in weakening currencies appear to appreciate more than their actual performance suggests. Because nothing says “financial genius” like a little bit of magic tricks with your money. 🎩🐇

The asset manager stated that investors achieved superior returns in non-U.S. stocks compared to U.S. equities, as well as in non-U.S. bonds relative to U.S. bonds and cash holdings. Dalio suggested these trends may lead to continued rebalancing and diversification away from U.S. assets. Or, in simpler terms, “the world is tired of your drama, America.” 🇺🇸😢

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2026-01-08 12:26