Private-equity firms are spending millions of dollars to purchase HVAC, plumbing and electrical companies. Wall Street Journal reporter Te-Ping Chen joins host J.R. Whalen to discuss how it is boosting income for some skilled tradespeople as well as how it impacts services they provide to consumers.

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