The national debt exceeds $40 trillion, U.S. long-term Treasury yields are at 19-year highs, the U.S. Treasury Department is intervening in currency and bond markets. We unpack it all in this episode and show you how to position your investment portfolio to lock in higher yields and protect yourself from falling bond prices.

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Show Notes
Debt to the Penny—Fiscal Data, U.S. Treasury
Historical Debt and Budget Tables—U.S. White House
Average U.S. National Debt Interest Rate—U.S. Treasury
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