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Dalio Warns: Soaring Asset Prices Mask Real Wealth Illusion

2/14/2026

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Ray Dalio warns that soaring asset prices create an illusion of wealth lacking real purchasing power.
In an X post, he says wealth is meaningless unless it converts to cash.
He highlights the gap between notional asset values and money, cites a startup example, and notes the U.S. wealth-to-money ratio of about 8.5 to 1, recalling the 1929 crash and the 2000 dot-com bust as a warning of market instability.

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Ray Dalio warns that soaring asset prices create an illusion of wealth lacking real purchasing power.
In an X post, he says wealth is meaningless unless it converts to cash.
He highlights the gap between notional asset values and money, cites a startup example, and notes the U.S. wealth-to-money ratio of about 8.5 to 1, recalling the 1929 crash and the 2000 dot-com bust as a warning of market instability.