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Since 2018, there have been over 220 class action lawsuits filed against employers in connection with their retirement plans, and the top ten settlements in those suits for 2021 alone totaled $840 million. But our next guest says there is a new type of retirement plan that may limit employers’ risk of retirement plan-related litigation. Mike Switzer interviews Chip Hardy, a fiduciary consultant with FinTrust Capital Advisors in Columbia, SC.

The further the stock market goes up, the easier it is to believe it’s going to go up forever, which can lead to buying near the top of the market. On the other hand, the lower the market falls, the more fearful you may become of losing more money, which can lead to selling near the bottom of the market. Which is why our next guest says that sometimes your emotions pose the biggest risk to achieving your long-term financial goals. Mike Switzer interviews Ashton Lawrence, a certified financial planner with Goldfinch Wealth Management in Greenville, SC.

We’ve discussed many times on this program the fruitful partnerships that exist between our state’s research universities and industry. And we’ve just become aware of a global membership organization comprising top-tier innovation companies and world-class universities--that also happens to be based in our capital city. Mike Switzer interviews Jennifer Carinci, executive director of the Engineering Research Visioning Alliance which is an initiative funded by the National Science Foundation Engineering Directorate and administered by the University Industry Demonstration Partnership in Columbia, SC.

A violin may look perfectly symmetrical from the outside, but on the inside it’s not symmetrical at all.

The Oscars are only a couple weeks away.

Harbaugh joins the Giants 11 days after he was fired by the Baltimore Ravens. The Super Bowl champion is now tasked with turning around a beleaguered franchise.

The law, signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis last year and upheld by the Florida Supreme Court in April, is seen by many as the closest thing to a total ban.

Shawn Fain has been UAW president for less than six months, elected in the first direct ballot where members picked their leadership. Now he's in the spotlight as the union starts to strike.

A California man is facing conspiracy charges for his alleged role in the Jan. 6 riot. Alan Hostetter's journey went from teaching yoga in Orange County to leading the riot at the U.S. Capitol.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with National Security Agency head Gen. Paul Nakasone and FBI Director Christopher Wray at an international conference on Cybersecurity at New York's Fordham University.