Segment 1: Craig Bolanos, Founder and Wealth Advisor at VestGen Wealth Partners, joins John Williams to talk about the newest inflation data, why the market jumped today, his concern over debt, the overall strength of the economy, the latest on the government shutdown, the forecast for food prices, his expectations for Fed rate cuts for the rest of the year, and why now is the perfect time to rebalance your portfolio.

Segment 2: Andrew Hayes, marketing and communications lead at World Business Chicago, tells John about the new ‘Sweet Home Chicago,’ promotion that encourages you to choose Chicago-made candy and snacks for your Halloween celebrations!

Segment 3: Alison Eichhorn, co-owner and co-founder of Runaway Cow, tells John about her vegan ice cream shop in Bridgeport and recently winning $15,000 in the South Side Pitch competition. Alison tells John about why she decided to open the ice cream shop, how confident she was about opening the shop, how they built the business, the challenges of opening a small business in Chicago, how business has been going since they opened a couple of years ago.