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Tool Comparison

Bridgewater Associates vs Damodaran Online (NYU Stern) comparison

Compare pricing, supported platforms, categories, and standout capabilities to decide which tool fits your workflow.

Quick takeaways

Bridgewater Associates adds Wealth Management, Newsletters, and Performance During Crisis coverage that Damodaran Online (NYU Stern) skips.

Damodaran Online (NYU Stern) includes Valuation Models, Financials, Interest Rates, and Education categories that Bridgewater Associates omits.

In depth comparison

Bridgewater Associates

bridgewater.com

One of the world’s largest hedge fund managers, serving only institutional clients such as pensions, sovereign wealth funds, and central banks. Bridgewater does not offer investments to the public. Its public site hosts free research and insights — including Daily Observations, whitepapers, and videos — alongside commentary on economic themes like debt cycles and monetary policy. Core investment strategies include Pure Alpha and All Weather (risk-parity).

Platforms

Web

Pricing

OtherFree

Quick highlights

Global institutional asset manager serving sovereign wealth funds, central banks, pensions, insurers, endowments, and foundations.
Investments are not available to retail investors; the public website is informational only.
Flagship strategies: Pure Alpha (active macro, launched 1991) and All Weather (risk-parity, designed to balance exposures across economic environments).
Research & Insights section offers Daily Observations, downloadable whitepapers, videos, and podcasts. Topics range from monetary policy to gold, inflation, and debt crises. Email signup is available.
Sustainability disclosures note that while Pure Alpha and All Weather do not have explicit impact or net-zero mandates, the firm publishes separate sustainability research and reports.

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Damodaran Online (NYU Stern)

pages.stern.nyu.edu

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Free academic resource curated by Professor Aswath Damodaran (NYU Stern). It hosts annually updated valuation and corporate-finance datasets, Excel models, webcasts, and online classes. Most datasets are refreshed every January, with country risk premiums also updated mid-year. Everything is openly accessible, with Excel downloads and archived historical data available.

Platforms

Web

Pricing

Free

Quick highlights

Annual data library covering corporate-finance and valuation metrics, with the latest update in January and mid-year updates for country risk premiums.
Downloadable Excel spreadsheets with datasets such as historical returns, industry betas, valuation multiples, cost of capital estimates, and country risk premiums.
Long-run U.S. return series since 1928, including equities, small caps, Treasury bills, 10-year bonds, Baa corporates, real estate, and gold.
Monthly updates for the U.S. implied equity risk premium, provided as a downloadable spreadsheet.
Industry-level betas and valuation multiples with regional breakdowns (U.S., Europe, Japan, ANZ/Canada, Emerging Markets including China and India, and Global aggregates).

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Where they differ

Bridgewater Associates

Distinct strengths include:

Wealth Management Newsletters Performance During Crisis

Global institutional asset manager serving sovereign wealth funds, central banks, pensions, insurers, endowments, and foundations.
Investments are not available to retail investors; the public website is informational only.
Flagship strategies: Pure Alpha (active macro, launched 1991) and All Weather (risk-parity, designed to balance exposures across economic environments).
Research & Insights section offers Daily Observations, downloadable whitepapers, videos, and podcasts. Topics range from monetary policy to gold, inflation, and debt crises. Email signup is available.

Damodaran Online (NYU Stern)

Distinct strengths include:

Valuation Models Financials Interest Rates Education

Annual data library covering corporate-finance and valuation metrics, with the latest update in January and mid-year updates for country risk premiums.
Downloadable Excel spreadsheets with datasets such as historical returns, industry betas, valuation multiples, cost of capital estimates, and country risk premiums.
Long-run U.S. return series since 1928, including equities, small caps, Treasury bills, 10-year bonds, Baa corporates, real estate, and gold.
Monthly updates for the U.S. implied equity risk premium, provided as a downloadable spreadsheet.

Feature-by-feature breakdown

Attribute	Bridgewater Associates	Damodaran Online (NYU Stern)
Categories Which research workflows each platform targets	Shared: Blogs, Videos Unique: Wealth Management, Newsletters, Performance During Crisis	Shared: Blogs, Videos Unique: Valuation Models, Financials, Interest Rates, Education
Asset types Supported asset classes and universes	Hedge Funds	Stocks, Bonds, Commodities, Real Estate
Experience levels Who each product is built for	Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced	Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Platforms Where you can access the product	Web	Web
Pricing High-level pricing models	Other, Free	Free
Key features Core capabilities called out by each vendor	Unique Global institutional asset manager serving sovereign wealth funds, central banks, pensions, insurers, endowments, and foundations. Investments are not available to retail investors; the public website is informational only. Flagship strategies: Pure Alpha (active macro, launched 1991) and All Weather (risk-parity, designed to balance exposures across economic environments). Research & Insights section offers Daily Observations, downloadable whitepapers, videos, and podcasts. Topics range from monetary policy to gold, inflation, and debt crises. Email signup is available. Sustainability disclosures note that while Pure Alpha and All Weather do not have explicit impact or net-zero mandates, the firm publishes separate sustainability research and reports. Founded in 1975 by Ray Dalio. Headquarters in Westport, Connecticut, with additional offices in New York, Shanghai, and Singapore.	Unique Annual data library covering corporate-finance and valuation metrics, with the latest update in January and mid-year updates for country risk premiums. Downloadable Excel spreadsheets with datasets such as historical returns, industry betas, valuation multiples, cost of capital estimates, and country risk premiums. Long-run U.S. return series since 1928, including equities, small caps, Treasury bills, 10-year bonds, Baa corporates, real estate, and gold. Monthly updates for the U.S. implied equity risk premium, provided as a downloadable spreadsheet. Industry-level betas and valuation multiples with regional breakdowns (U.S., Europe, Japan, ANZ/Canada, Emerging Markets including China and India, and Global aggregates). Open Excel-based valuation and corporate-finance models, many with video walkthroughs or guides.
Tested Verified by hands-on testing inside Find My Moat	Not yet	Yes
Editor pick Featured inside curated shortlists	Standard listing	Highlighted

Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do Bridgewater Associates and Damodaran Online (NYU Stern) both support?

Both platforms cover Blogs, and Videos workflows, so you can research those use cases in either tool before digging into the feature differences below.

Do Bridgewater Associates and Damodaran Online (NYU Stern) require subscriptions?

Both Bridgewater Associates and Damodaran Online (NYU Stern) keep freemium access with optional paid upgrades, so you can trial each platform before committing.

How can you access Bridgewater Associates and Damodaran Online (NYU Stern)?

Both Bridgewater Associates and Damodaran Online (NYU Stern) prioritize web or desktop access. Investors wanting a mobile-first workflow may need to rely on responsive web views.

What unique strengths set the two platforms apart?

Bridgewater Associates differentiates itself with Global institutional asset manager serving sovereign wealth funds, central banks, pensions, insurers, endowments, and foundations., Investments are not available to retail investors; the public website is informational only., and Flagship strategies: Pure Alpha (active macro, launched 1991) and All Weather (risk-parity, designed to balance exposures across economic environments)., whereas Damodaran Online (NYU Stern) stands out for Annual data library covering corporate-finance and valuation metrics, with the latest update in January and mid-year updates for country risk premiums., Downloadable Excel spreadsheets with datasets such as historical returns, industry betas, valuation multiples, cost of capital estimates, and country risk premiums., and Long-run U.S. return series since 1928, including equities, small caps, Treasury bills, 10-year bonds, Baa corporates, real estate, and gold..

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