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.

Segments From this episode

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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Why the New York Fed asks ordinary folks where inflation is headed

by Savannah Peters

Aug 12, 2024

Consumers' price expectations influence how they save and spend their money, potentially creating self-fulfilling prophecies.

Even though consumers don't make scientific predictions, there's value in understanding their expectations of the economy.

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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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My Analog Life

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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Music from the episode

"When the Night is Over" Lord Huron

"The World is Yours" Will Sessions

"Outer Sunset" Tycho

"Make It Better" Anderson.Paak

"Depths (Pt. 1)" Yumi Zouma

The team

Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer

Maria Hollenhorst Producer II

Andie Corban Producer I

Sarah Leeson Producer I

Sean McHenry Director & Associate Producer II

Sofia Terenzio Assistant Producer

Jordan Mangi Assistant Digital Producer

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