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Episode 25 - A Deep Dive on U.S. Federal Government Debt and Deficits

Episode 25 - A Deep Dive on U.S. Federal Government Debt and Deficits

Update: 2025-05-30
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Total U.S. Federal Government debt has climbed to over $36 trillion with growing annual deficits on the horizon, and the U.S. debt was recently downgraded by the credit rating agency Moody's. Mercer Advisors Chief Investment Officer Don Calcagni answers many of the common questions raised by this debt outlook, and how we ought to think about it as investors.

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Episode 25 - A Deep Dive on U.S. Federal Government Debt and Deficits

Episode 25 - A Deep Dive on U.S. Federal Government Debt and Deficits