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The ol’ stock-bond balancing act
Aug 12, 2024

The ol’ stock-bond balancing act

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Don't put all your eggs in the stocks basket, as the saying goes. Plus, the case for trains and "bifurcated" summer travel.

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When stocks get volatile, many pros hedge their bets with bonds

by Elizabeth Trovall
Aug 12, 2024
When stocks go up, bond prices typically go down, and vice versa. But that inverse relationship isn't a given.
When the stock market dips, bonds can be an option to protect portfolios' stability.
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When stocks get volatile, many pros hedge their bets with bonds

by Elizabeth Trovall
Aug 12, 2024
When stocks go up, bond prices typically go down, and vice versa. But that inverse relationship isn't a given.
When the stock market dips, bonds can be an option to protect portfolios' stability.
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images
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Manhattan's Chinatown has a succession planning problem

by Kristin Schwab
Aug 12, 2024
Nearly a quarter of the neighborhood's residents are over 65. As business owners retire, the enclave could lose its cultural roots.
Small, family-run businesses play a big role in Chinatown in New York's Manhattan borough. Many people who established or inherited those businesses are nearing retirement, but not all have planned what comes next.
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How one family business kept old things running for 82 years

by Maria Hollenhorst
Aug 12, 2024
The Schulze family fixed appliances and home furnishings in Richmond, Texas for 82 years.
Arthur D. Schulze, father of Kenneth Schulze and founder of Schulze Home Furnishings, at the Ford Bend Country Fair in 1946.
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Lots of people are traveling this summer, but some hotels see lower occupancy

by Daniel Ackerman
Aug 12, 2024
Higher-income travelers have splashed out, but people with lower incomes have reined in spending because of rising prices.
TSA screenings have hit record highs this summer. Where is everyone traveling to?
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On the train from LA to Portland, Amtrak's ride-or-dies make the case for passenger rail

by Caleigh Wells
Aug 12, 2024
The Northeast Corridor gets most of the love — and money — from Washington. But rail fans in the rest of the country love their lines, too.
Hour three of 30. Passengers admire the ocean view on the Amtrak train through coastal California while National Park Service volunteer Ed Leska explains what they're seeing.
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Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer
Maria Hollenhorst Producer II
Andie Corban Producer I
Sarah Leeson Producer I
Sean McHenry Director & Associate Producer II
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Jordan Mangi Assistant Digital Producer

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