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PBS Television - Documentaries

Enjoy these excellent PBS documentaries directly from our website.
Program: FRONTLINE

 

Episode: The Retirement Gamble

Ten trillion dollars in Americans' retirement savings are invested in large and small accounts managed by banks, brokerages, mutual funds, and insurance companies. The Retirement Gamble raises troubling questions about how America's financial institutions protect our savings, and asks whether there is a better way to manage our retirements. These issues apply to all Canadians too, so listen up folks.

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Ten trillion dollars in Americans' retirement savings are invested in large and small accounts managed by banks, brokerages, mutual funds, and insurance companies. The Retirement Gamble raises troubling questions about how America's financial institutions protect our savings, and asks whether there is a better way to manage our retirements.

The Retirement Gamble

After watching the documentary, visit these webpages to view some intriguing articles and useful tools to help educate you on the retirement challenges people face. Are you prepared? What do fees on mutual funds cost you in the long run? Canadian funds are called RRSP's and pensions, but the concept is the same.

Click the titles below to view the links now.

How Retirement Fees Cost You

“The Retirement Gamble” Facing Us All

John Bogle: The “Train Wreck” Awaiting American Retirement

Helaine Olen: Why Your 401(k) Retirement Plan is Failing You

Teresa Ghilarducci: Why the 401(k) is a “Failed Experiment”

​Five Moments that Shaped the 401(k)

Index Funds: The Key to Saving for Retirement?

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