What a Sovereign Wealth Fund Is

Porkopolis Economics: Episode 162

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Porkopolis Economics covers macroeconomics, money, and sports from the creator of the Crypto Voices podcast, Matthew Mezinskis.

Sovereign wealth funds are basically state-run and owned pension funds, backed by real assets for their people. As we talked about in our Social Security series (linked here), the Social Security Trust Fund, when looked at in this light does NOT qualify as a sovereign wealth fund. So let's look at the largest entities that actually have real assets for their people. Notice there are many petro states. However, notice that state-level (not Federal) pension fund schemes do exist in the United States.

Contents:
00:00:00 - Distinguishing Sovereign Wealth Funds from Social Security
00:02:45 - Comparing Sovereign Wealth Funds and Social Security Trust Fund
00:04:53 - Sovereign Wealth Funds: Oil Nations Lead
00:05:41 - Sovereign Wealth Funds: Navigating the Financial Landscape
00:07:48 - Comparing Sovereign Wealth Funds: Alaska, Texas, and Beyond
00:09:18 - Diverse Sovereign Wealth and Pension Funds

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