New Delhi, May 30 -- Ray Dalio, the founder of Bridgewater Associates, one of the biggest hedge funds in the world, has been a global macro investor for more than 50 years. He began investing at the age of 12 and by the time he entered high school, had already created an investment portfolio running into several thousand dollars.

Dalio believes that in trading, one has to be defensive and aggressive at the same time. "If you are not aggressive, you are not going to make money, and if you are not defensive, you are not going to keep the money," he says.

Here we break down his top investment strategies to survive market volatility and stabilise your portfolio in the long run.

Dalio told Investopedia in an interview that getting into a st...