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Ray Dalio says you can be right about AI and still lose money
The veteran investor said the real risk emerges when investors need cash and are forced to sell inflated assets.
TL;DR
- Investors may confuse betting on AI technology with investing in AI stocks, which can be expensive.
- Major technological changes historically produce bubbles.
- The risk in bubbles isn't just excessive prices, but the forced selling of assets when investors need cash.
- Successful market timing requires understanding both the bubble and the potential catalysts for selling.
- Dalio recalls the dot-com era as an example where internet transformation didn't guarantee company success.