Ray Dario warns investors to allocate 15% of their portfolio to gold and crypto as US government debt is rising.
Famous hedge fund manager Ray Dario is a source of investors. Traditional 60/40 portfolio It consists of 60% of stocks and 40% of bonds.
Instead, the billionaire founder of Bridgwater Associates has urged investors to allocate 15% of their portfolio to gold and crypto. He did not reveal how he would allocate his portfolio, but this percentage represents “the highest risk ratio.” Master Investor Podcast With Wilfred Frost.
Dario said he owns both gold and crypto, but with warning, he owns some bitcoins, but not so much.
“I prefer gold to bitcoin, but that’s up to you,” he said.
The bigger issue is the devaluation of money, and money has provided hedges against this issue throughout history. Bitcoin has played a similar role to value stores in recent years, and “many people are perceived as alternative money,” he added.
Still, Dario also said he didn’t want investors to overload their gold, and instead said, “I want them to diversify a lot.”
Dario refused luck Comment through a spokesman.
Both Bitcoin and Gold were in tears in 2025, with both assets increasing by about 25% since the start of the year. With further adoption by companies and countries, John Haar, managing director of Bitcoin-centric financial services firm Swan Bitcoin, believes Cryptocurrency prices will rise above $200,000 per coin by the end of 2025.
Regarding inventory, Dario said the recent hype around AI has created 7 epic stocks alphabet, Amazonand Meta Despite the grand promises of technology, it is relatively expensive.
“The epic 7 is much more expensive than even optimists say it’s the current value of future cash flow,” he said.
Dalio has previously warned of buying into overvalued stocks, even if the company looks good.
“A great company that gets expensive is much worse than a really cheap bad company, so you have to look at the pricing.” All-in-podcast Early this year.
The state of the US economy and balloon federal debt have been Dario’s favorite topic for many years. He previously escalated debt payments to “arterial plaques” and said “” on a podcast.Economic heart attack” This can result from an increase in debt not reaching the prices of the bond or currency market.
Dario’s warning about bonds is working with his skepticism about how the government handles debts, said finance professor Stephen Shipp. Wake Forest University Founder of Scholar Financial Advising, a financial advisory company.
“If there is a lack of trust in the government’s ability to manage deficits and pay off debts, we may see interest rates rise and compensate for that higher risk.
The trend to expand interest payments on federal debt continues. Interest payments could cost the government $13.8 trillion Next 10 yearsaccording to the Congressional Budget Office.