Threatening a shake-up in how the U.S. treats its debts could undermine a lot, including your investments, and it doesn’t have to actually happen to cause damage.

However, the chatter can’t be ignored completely. The Trump administration has clearly shown a remarkable willingness to slap tariffs on friends and eject them from its security blanket. China has its own struggles right now.

It sounds too radical to even warrant a second thought. That President Donald Trump could force some of the US’s foreign creditors to swap their Treasuries into ultra long-term bonds to ease the country’s debt burden.