U.S. Debt Is Near $40T. Should Investors Be Worried?

About this episode

The episode discusses U.S. debt nearing $40 trillion and its implications for investors.

On episode 221 of Ask The Compound, Ben Carlson and Duncan Hill are joined by Ritholtz CIO Barry Ritholtz to discuss: debt, finding money happiness, how to invest $100k cash, when to sell intel, single stocks and more. Submit your Ask The Compound questions to askthecompoundshow@gmail.com! Today’s show is sponsored by Public. Find out more at https://public.com/ATC Barry’s book out in paperback: https://ritholtz.com/2026/05/how-not-to-invest-paperback-arrives/ Subscribe to The Compound Newsletter for all the latest Compound content, live event announcements, find out who the next TCAF guest is, get updates on the latest merch drops, and more! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.thecompoundnews.com/subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🎥 Watch this episode on YouTube…

People in this episode

Hosts: Ben Carlson, Duncan Hill

Guest: Barry Ritholtz

Topics covered

• U.S. debt
• investing
• money happiness
• single stocks
• financial advice

Keywords

• U.S. debt
• investing
• money happiness
• financial advice
• single stocks

Sponsors

Public

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Compound

Books & works: How Not to Invest

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