What these finance titans say are the skills young people need | The 1 on 1 with CNN

0 June 23, 2026 21:03

Ray Dalio and Harvey Schwartz were below average students who overcame their slow starts to found and lead hugely successful financial firms. They sit down together to share how resilience and adaptability have shaped their careers.They discuss both of their families’ challenges with mental illness and their advice to young people.

They also addressed current economic and geopolitical concerns and how they see the world needing to navigate these challenges.

0:00 Intro
0:49 Both were terrible students
4:53 Hiring for life experience over education
5:47 Creativity and adaptability
7:10 Harvey’s family history of mental illness
8:37 Meditation
9:38 Insecurity, learning from failure, and worry
12:02 What does Ray worry about?
15:50 What does Ray feel good about?
18:07 Why Harvey is optimistic
19:20 Diversify your bets
21:20 Advice for young people, advice for young Harvey

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