Money For the Rest of Us

How to Navigate the AI Debt Bubble

July 29, 2026·26 min
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We explore the expected size of AI-related debt, which vehicles hold it, what could go wrong, and how to protect yourself.Topics covered include:How AI capex boom compares to other large booms and bustsWhat fixed income vehicles hold AI-linked debtWhat mechanisms are being used to transfer AI-debt risk.How circular finance is contributing to the AI infrastructure buildoutWhat could go wrong with the AI infrastructure buildout that could lead to losses on AI-related debtHow to tell what exposure you have to AI debtSponsorsDelete Me – Use code David20 to get 20% offNetSuite&nbsp;Insiders Guide Email NewsletterGet our free Investors' Checklist when you sign up for the free Money for the Rest of Us email newsletterOur Premium ProductsAsset CampMoney for the Rest of Us PlusShow NotesAI debt slide deck used for episodeRBC Weighs $2 Billion Risk Transfer to Hedge Data Center-Linked Loans by Esteban Duarte and Paula Sambo—BloombergHyperscalers Tap External Financing as AI Capex Outruns Cash Flow—FactSet InsightWhat History Tells Us About The AI Investment Boom by Larry Swedroe—Financial AdvisorGoldman Sachs Warns on AI’s Debt Tsunami — Is This the End of the AI Boom? by Rich Duprey—Yahoo! FinanceProgress and peril by Pablo Hernández de Cos—BISThe Opportunities and Risks AI Presents for the Economy and Financial System by Governor Lisa D. Cook—The Federal ReserveFinancial Stability Report by The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System—The Federal ReserveFinancing the AI infrastructure boom: on- and off-balance sheet borrowing by Egemen Eren, Ingomar Krohn and Karamfil Todorov—BISHow AI debt financing impacts duration supply and interest rates by Hugo De Vere, Srini Ramaswamy and Seth Searls—Federal Reserve Bank of DallasUS Life Insurers Held $807 Billion of Hard-to-Sell Credit by Alexandre Rajbhandari—BloombergInsurers are funding AI infrastructure – NAIC wants to know if the ratings hold up by Paul Lucas—Insurance BusinessUS Corporate Bonds Statistics—sifmaSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://

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