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For the past decade, investors searching for a generous return with limited downside risk have relied on the following mix for their portfolios: 60% stocks and 40% bonds. But 2022 has caused many investors to re-evaluate this strategy. A substantial decrease in both stock and bond prices have been a double whammy to this investment approach. Mike Switzer interviews John Cooper, a certified financial planner with Greenwood Capital in Greenwood, SC.

While at the recent Electrification 2022 conference we attended in Charlotte, we discovered that everyday automobiles aren’t the only things being electrified these days. We also saw Indy race cars, bucket trucks, tractors, and our next guest’s company which is in the business of electric forklifts. Mike Switzer interviews Robert Bond with Tri-Lift Industries in Greenville, SC.

Future storms will have up to six percent stronger wind loads.

Trees react to tsevere internal pruning by adding lots of small leaf covered shoots at the ends of branches. New research reveals this actually makes the trees become susceptible to damage from strong winds

November 5, 2022 — An extended recap of this week's debate between the candidates running for State Superintendent of Education, as well as the latest on how the US Supreme Court cleared the way for Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) to testify before a special grand jury in George.

The eastern garter snake has a wide range across eastern North America, as far north as southern Ontario and Quebec to the Gulf of Mexico in the south, along the eastern shores of America to the Mississippi River. In New England, the snake is described as the "most widespread and ubiquitous" serpent, from wilderness to urban environments and from sea level to high elevations.

The northern red-bellied snake (Storeria occipitomaculata occipitomaculata) is a nonvenomous snake in the family Colubridae, a subspecies of Storeria occipitomaculata. It is sometimes referred to as a fire snake. It is endemic, North America and The Caribbean in some parts in Jamaica, and Saskatchewan to Nova Scotia in the north and south to Florida and Texas. Adults grow to about 31 cm (12 in) in total length.

The scarlet tanager (Piranga olivacea) is a medium-sized American songbird. The species' plumage and vocalizations are similar to other members of the cardinal family, although the Piranga species lacks the thick conical bill (well suited to seed and insect eating) that many cardinals possess. The species resides in thick deciduous woodlands and suburbs.Females are yellowish on the underparts and olive on top, with yellow-olive-toned wings and tail. The adult male's winter plumage is similar to the female's, but the wings and tail remain darker.

The Phasmatodea (also known as Phasmida, Phasmatoptera or Spectra) are an order of insects whose members are variously known as stick insects, stick-bugs, walking sticks, stick animals, or bug sticks. They are also occasionally referred to as Devil's darning needles, although this name is shared by both dragonflies and crane flies.

For a long time, our state has developed a reputation as a manufacturing state. A segment of our economy that continues to struggle to find qualified employees and is keeping our next guest very busy. Mike Switzer interviews Ben Talbert, president and CEO of Better Than Found, a recruiting firm in Greenville, SC.