Apr 29, 20 pbs frontlines the retirement gamble by fred mazelis 29 april 20 frontline, the longrunning newsmagazine on us public television, aired a program last week dealing with the. The retirement gamble raises troubling questions about how americas financial institutions protect our retirement savings. Why the industry needs to accept some blame for flaws in. The film questions who has the consumers best interests in mind, and whether there is a better way to manage our retirements. Whether your ira or 401k will assure a safe retirement is largely a gamble. Frontline examines the role of state governments and wall street in the pension crisis.
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Pbs frontlines the retirement gamble by fred mazelis 29 april 20 frontline, the longrunning newsmagazine on us public television, aired a. Heres the transcript if you want to take a quick skim. A documentary which was more than a little critical of the financial services industry, the pbs frontline episode the retirement gamble, has generated a storm of controversy. But as bogle cautioned frontline correspondent martin smith in the retirement gamble. For the women who pick and process the food we eat every day, getting sexually assaulted, and even raped, is sometimes part of the job.
Apr 24, 20 moneywatch last night, pbs frontline ran a documentary entitled the retirement gamble. The real shame in this is that most people saving for retirement do not have a clue how much they. Apr 03, 20 watch the fulllength episode at us only coming april 23, 20. Apr 24, 20 there was a good piece on pbss frontline show last night. Retirement is big business in america, but is the system costing workers and retirees more than what theyre getting in return, asks frontline. The retirement gamble dvd av item,the retirement gamble reveals how fees, selfdealing, and kickbacks bring great profits to wall street while imperiling the prospects of a secure future for individuals. The piece covers a lot of ground, but the two biggest points were that the burden of retirement planning has been plopped into the unprepared publics lap in the form of 401k plans and that the 401k bucket of cash has been too tempting for plan managers, who have been grabbing the money for themselves in the form of fees. But first, we need you to sign in to pbs using one of the services below. The industry as a whole had been abuzz in the weeks prior to the airing of producer martin smiths documentary. Pbs frontlines the retirement gamble shoots at the. I had a chance recently to watch the piece about 401k plans by martin smith on the pbs program frontline, the retirement gamble. So you can consider it a primer on stable, retirement funding. Aug 12, 20 watch the fulllength episode at retirement is big business in america, but is the system costing workers and retirees more than wha. The retirement gamble the retirement gamble raises troubling questions about how americas financial institutions protect our retirement savings.
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Today, in a stunning reversal, the producers of the pbs frontline episode have reversed their views and now agree with their critics wall street firms and insurance companies. Pbs frontlines recent episode on the defined contribution retirement industry pulled no punches. Learn how fees, selfdealing and kickbacks profit wall street while imperiling our savings. An investigation with the new york times into fantasy sports and online sports betting. While there has been more publicity about the high costs of investing inside of employersponsored plans, including last years terrific pbs episode of frontline called the retirement gamble, many people still dont realize that fees among plans and the specific investments within the plans, can vary dramatically. Pbs frontline the retirement gamble 20 documentary. From military rule to the muslim brotherhoods president mohammed morsi, and back again, we examine the militarys dark side, the brotherhoods mistakes, and meet egypts new leader, general sisi. Ten trillion dollars in americans retirement savings are invested in large and small accounts managed by banks, brokerages, mutual funds, and insurance companies. The film questions who has the consumers best interests in mind, and whether there is. Et with producer marcela gaviria, correspondent, martin smith, 401k expert, robert hiltonsmith and money magazine editorat. Ten trillion dollars in americans retirement savings are invested in large and small accounts managed by banks, brokera.
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The retirement gamble facing us all the retirement. While i find very little of frontlines programming politically overt, there does seem to be an unspoken undercurrent of liberal influence, which seems to be where most of pbss political and financial allies keep camp. Building off reporting from the groundbreaking special money, power and wall street, frontline s the retirement gamble. The show did a great job of highlighting a number of issues and was pretty scathing in its treatment of the financial services industry and workplace retirement. Watch the fulllength episode at retirement is big business in america, but is the system costing workers and retirees more than wha.
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Will your ira or 401k accounts ensure a safe retirement. The pbs show frontline recently aired the retirement gamble, an investigative documentary on the state of retirement savings and the. On april 23, 30 pbs frontline program ran a documentary called the retirement gamble. Major funding for frontline is provided by the john d.
Although kentucky is possibly the nations worstcase scenario, the pbs show. A fter 53 minutes of watching the pbs frontline episode the retirement gamble, many fiduciary advocates were left wanting, but not for the reasons you might think. The retirement gamble will your ira or 401k accounts ensure a safe retirement. Visit the the retirement gamble webpage your purchase helps support pbs and the programs you love. Nov 18, 20 have you seen the pbs frontline documentary the retirement gamble. The piece takes a critical look at the 401k plan as the central retirement savings vehicle for most americans. Produced at wgbhtv in boston, massachusetts, and distributed through pbs in the united states, the critically acclaimed program has received. The retirement gamble trailer frontline pbs youtube. Frontline examines woes of kentuckys underfunded teacher. Have you seen the pbs frontline documentary the retirement gamble. The retirement gamble will your ira or 401k accounts ensure a. It argues, persuasively, that low cost index funds as the long term best bet. Frontlines 52minute documentary, the retirement gamble has been getting a lot of press lately at least in personal finance circles so it was on my todo list to watch, learn, and critique.
If you have a spare hour, itd be worth your time to watch the whole thing. The retirement gamble the producers reverse course. I appreciate a mainstream media effort to raise awareness about the fact that pensions are extinct, 401ks are a crappy replacement, and average retirement savings are. It revealed a scary picture on the state of retirement and all.
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