Want to make money in the stock market? Warren Buffett has long extolled the value of patiently saving and investing in a low-cost index fund to prepare for retirement. But those who want to invest in stocks can learn from another man who is how to make big money on stocks happy to share his wisdom. Yet just one year later, after his publicity undoubtedly rose, he released a page paper simply titled Principles [opens in PDF] outlining the things he believes have made him successful in investing and in life. Like Warren Buffett, Dalio began his investment journey before he was a teenager. He grew up in Long Island in a middle-class area, delivered newspapers, mowed lawns, and even caddied at golf courses. It was during this time on the courses when he’d hear about the stock market — the booming s led to much discussion — and he himself thought he should put his money into stocks. He ended up tripling his money as a result of the acquisition, but he notes he only made mo...