b1 iNEW YORK TIMES iBESTSELLER 5 MILLION COPIES SOLDb pbSignificant...The book is both instructive and surprisingly moving. --iThe New York Timesib pbRay Dalio, one of the world's most successful investors and entrepreneurs, shares the unconventional principles that he's developed, refined, and used over the past forty years to create unique results in both life and business--and which any person or organization can adopt to help achieve their goals.b pIn 1975, Ray Dalio founded an investment firm, Bridgewater Associates, out of his two-bedroom apartment in New York City. Forty years later, Bridgewater has made more money for its clients than any other hedge fund in history and grown into the fifth most important private company in the United States, according to iFortunei magazine. Dalio himself has been named to iTime imagazine's list of the 100 most influential people in the world. Along the way, Dalio discovered a set of unique principles that have led to Bridgewater's exceptional