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What is a sovereign wealth fund? President Trump’s executive order calling for a plan to start a sovereign wealth fund is not a new idea. But it remains a topic of much debate among economists and policymakers. So is a U.S. national sovereign wealth fund a good or even viable idea?
A version of this episode originally aired Oct. 1, 2024.
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