Recently, you may have heard that bond yields have "inverted."

What does that mean? 

Financial reporters talk about bonds and yields often.
It must be important, but why?
What's the difference between a Treasury bill, a note, and a bond?
Why are inverted yield curves scary?

Timeline

00:00 Question from a listeners
01:00 What's a bond?
02:20 Fed funds rate & inflation
03:00 3 Types of bonds
03:48 Bonds interest rates impact
04:33 Inverted yield curve
05:50 Why bond values are inversely proportional to yields
07:45 Conclusion

Thanks to Dan Coplan for asking the question!

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