The U.S. and the UK each announced they were establishing sovereign wealth funds. We explore the purposes and types of sovereign wealth funds, how they invest, and some concerns with the U.S. establishing one.Topics covered include:<ul><li>What are the four types of sovereign wealth funds, and why the U.S. doesn't fit the typical use case</li><li>How sovereign wealth funds navigate between politics and generating high returns</li><li>Why a U.S. sovereign wealth fund, depending on its size, could crowd out other investment capital, leading to lower investment returns</li><li>How the U.S. already invests in its economy without a sovereign wealth fund</li></ul>Episode Sponsors<a href="https://joindeleteme.com/david20" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Delete Me – Use code David20 to get 20% off</a>LinkedIn Jobs –&nbsp;<a href="https://linkedin.com/david" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Use this link to post your job for free on LinkedIn Jobs</a>Insiders Guide Email NewsletterGet our&nbsp;<a href="https://moneyfortherestofus.com/insiders-guide/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">free Investors' Checklist when you sign up for the free Money for the Rest of Us email newsletter</a>Our Premium Products<a href="https://assetcamp.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Asset Camp</a><a href="https://moneyfortherestofus.com/hub/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Money for the Rest of Us Plus</a>Show Notes<a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/02/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-orders-plan-for-a-united-states-sovereign-wealth-fund/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Orders Plan for a United States Sovereign Wealth Fund—The White House</a><a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/02/a-plan-for-establishing-a-united-states-sovereign-wealth-fund/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A Plan For Establishing A United States Sovereign Wealth Fund—The White House</a><a href="https://www.ifswf.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds</a><a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1057521918308068" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sovereign Wealth Funds: Past, Present and Future by Salman Bahooab, Ilan Alonb, and Andrea Paltrinieria—ScienceDirect</a><a href="https://nzsuperfund.nz/news-and-media/guardians-releases-2024-annual-report/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Guardians releases 2024 Annual Report—NZ Super Fund</a><a href="https://gfmag.com/economics-policy-regulation/uk-launches-sovereign-wealth-fund/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">UK Wealth Fund Brings Government And Private Investment Together by Efraim Chalamish—Global Finance</a><a href="https://www.invesco.com/content/dam/invesco/igsams/en/docs/Invesco-global-sovereign-asset-management-study-2024.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">2024 Invesco Global Sovereign Asset Management Study—Invesco</a><a href="https://www.swfinstitute.org/fund-rankings/sovereign-wealth-fund" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Top 100 Largest Sovereign Wealth Fund Rankings by Total Assets—Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute</a><a href="https://www.shs-conferences.org/articles/shsconf/abs/2021/03/shsconf_glob20_03006/shsconf_glob20_03006.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Importance and Perspectives of Sovereign Wealth Funds in the Globalised Economy by Jan Černohorský&nbsp;and&nbsp;Kateřina Tesnerová—SHS Conferences</a>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

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