In the gripping conclusion to david sutherlands kind heated woman, robin charboneaus battle for custody of her two children continues. In my opinion, the retirement gamble is one of frontlines most interesting documentaries, as well as one of its most useful. The piece takes a critical look at the 401k plan as the central retirement savings vehicle for most americans. The retirement gamble trailer frontline pbs youtube. This is the final installment in a series of four articles. But for robin, darian and anthony, it is also a time for new beginnings, new conflicts, new struggles and new triumphs. Frontline the retirement gamble season 20 episode 9. 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.
With law enforcement cracking down, the film traces the growth of these booming. It was well done, interesting, and more than a little critical of my finanical services industry. The retirement gamble facing us all frontline pbs pbs. Ten trillion dollars in americans retirement savings are invested in large and small accounts managed by banks, brokerages, mutual funds. The retirement gamble watch frontline online pbs video. Watch fulllength episodes of pbs documentary series frontline for free. I had a chance recently to watch the piece about 401k plans by martin smith on the pbs program frontline, the retirement gamble. Smith covers a brief history of the 401k, the market turmoil that has shaken confidence in it, and the various points of confusion. 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. Watch the fulllength episode at retirement is big business in america, but is the system costing workers and retirees more than wha.
Pbs frontline the retirement gamble democratic underground. Join a live chat about the retirement gamble on 424 at 2 p. Learn how fees, selfdealing and kickbacks profit wall street while imperiling our savings. It discussed how ill prepared americans are for retirement as well as how financial industry fees really eat into your retirement savings over time. 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 by frontline pbs free listening. Apr 30, 20 the retirement gamble the producers reverse course and embrace wall streets claims 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. Moneywatch last night, pbs frontline ran a documentary entitled the retirement gamble. Apr 23, 20 watch fulllength episodes of pbs documentary series frontline for free. Apr 24, 20 pbs frontline the retirement gamble original post oknancy. Pbs frontlines the retirement gamble world socialist web.
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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. Pbs frontlines the retirement gamble world socialist. Apr 03, 20 watch the fulllength episode at us only coming april 23, 20. But first, we need you to sign in to pbs using one of the services below. Pbs frontlines the retirement gamble by fred mazelis 29 april 20 frontline, the longrunning newsmagazine on us public television, aired a.
The film questions who has the consumers best interests in mind, and whether there is. 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. Nov 18, 20 have you seen the pbs frontline documentary the retirement gamble. Building off reporting from the groundbreaking special money, power and wall street, frontline s the retirement gamble. T he pbs frontline episode the retirement gamble made the mistake of unknowingly, smith implies featuring two lightning rods that may have caused an unnecessary digression in the case the show was trying to build. The retirement gamble facing us all the retirement. The pbs show frontline recently aired the retirement gamble, an investigative documentary on the state of retirement savings and the.
Frontline egypt in crisis season 20 episode 15 pbs. On april 23, 30 pbs frontline program ran a documentary called the retirement gamble. Frontline investigates the role of state governments and wall street in driving americas public pensions into a. Frontline the pension gamble season 2018 episode 18 pbs. Pbs frontline the retirement gamble original post oknancy. The real shame in this is that most people saving for retirement do not have a clue how much they.
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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. Pbs frontline delves into the challenges facing underfunded teacher pension plans in tuesdays episode. The retirement gamble will your ira or 401k accounts ensure a. In his excellent frontline documentary airing tuesday, april 23, on pbs, the retirement gamble check local listings, smith, 64, says. The retirement gamble the retirement gamble raises troubling questions about how americas financial institutions protect our retirement savings.
The retirement gamble will your ira or 401k accounts ensure a safe retirement. 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. Its useful because it discusses investment wisdom, in contrast to market hype. The pbs show frontline recently aired the retirement gamble, an investigative documentary on the state of retirement savings and the problems with 401k and similar retirement plans 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 savings plans. The piece covers a lot of ground, but the two biggest points were that the burden of retirement planning has been plopped into. Will your ira or 401k accounts ensure a safe retirement. 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. First was the prominent role played by john bogle and his media associates. In my opinion, the retirement gamble is one of frontline s most interesting documentaries, as well as one of its most useful. Two years after what seemed like a revolution in egypt, frontline takes an indepth look at the aftermath. Pbs frontlines recent episode on the defined contribution retirement industry pulled no punches. 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. By highlighting a series of reallife people who have suffered significant losses in their retirement savings, martin smith, the episode s producer, put the spotlight on hidden and high fees, conflicts of interest, and stock market risk as being at the core of what he called.
Et with producer marcela gaviria, correspondent, martin smith, 401k expert, robert hiltonsmith and money magazine editorat. The industry as a whole had been abuzz in the weeks prior to the airing of producer martin smiths documentary. The fantasy sports gamble watch s2016 e5 frontline. The pbs show frontline recently aired the retirement gamble, an investigative documentary on the state of retirement savings and the problems with 401k and similar retirement plans. Retirement is big business in america, but is the system costing workers and retirees more than what theyre getting in return, asks frontline. With a focus on kentucky, correspondent martin smith starts off by visiting the 2018. If you care about your retirement savings and you havent had a chance to view pbs frontlines the retirement gamble, pull up a seat and take a view. If you have a spare hour, itd be worth your time to watch the whole thing.
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In part what the documentary said, in part what it did not say. Apr 24, 20 moneywatch last night, pbs frontline ran a documentary entitled the retirement gamble. The pension gamble, the latest episode of the investigative series frontline, will air on ket at 10 p. So you can consider it a primer on stable, retirement funding. An investigation with the new york times into fantasy sports and online sports betting. This is the third installment in a series of four articles. Press shift question mark to access a list of keyboard shortcuts. This piece has created quite a buzz of activity in the investment management, retirement plan blogosphere. 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. But as bogle cautioned frontline correspondent martin smith in the retirement gamble. The retirement gamble dvd,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. 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. The retirement gamble raises troubling questions about how americas financial institutions protect our retirement savings. Funding for frontline is provided through the support of pbs viewers and by the corporation for public broadcasting.
Apr 24, 20 there was a good piece on pbss frontline show last night. The real shame in this is that most people saving for retirement do not have a clue how much they are paying in fees. Pbs ran it again in late octoberjust in time for halloween. The film questions who has the consumers best interests in mind, and whether there is a better way to manage our retirements. Ten trillion dollars in americans retirement savings are invested in large and small accounts managed by banks, brokerages, mutual funds, and insurance companies. 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.
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