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Index Funds: The Key to Saving for Retirement?
Index funds have gone from a once ridiculed answer to retirement planning to one of the fastest growing corners of the market. They promise consistency, but what are the downsides?
April 23, 2013
John Bogle: The "Train Wreck" Awaiting American Retirement
A toxic mix of too much choice, backwards incentives, and a misplaced faith in the market's past performance has positioned America's retirement system for an uncertain future, says the founder of The Vanguard Group.
April 23, 2013
Helaine Olen: Why Your 401(k) Retirement Plan is Failing You
Most financial planners would say you need about $1 million to ensure a decent retirement, but "absolutely almost no one is there right now," says journalist Helaine Olen.
April 23, 2013
Michael Falcon: Retirement Crisis? Not Exactly.
While the nation’s retirement system may have its flaws, it is far from in crisis, according to the head of retirement at JPMorgan Asset Management.
April 23, 2013
Teresa Ghilarducci: Why the 401(k) is a "Failed Experiment"
The 401(k) was never designed with the middle class in mind, and may now be leaving a generation of Baby Boomers without enough to avoid poverty, says the New School economist.
April 23, 2013
"The Retirement Gamble" Facing Us All
Retirement is big business in America, but is the system costing workers and retirees more than what they're getting in return, asks FRONTLINE correspondent Martin Smith.
April 23, 2013
SEC Nominee Signals Cautious Approach to Prosecuting Banks
Prosecutors should consider the "collateral consequences" of bringing criminal indictments against financial institutions, SEC nominee Mary Jo White told lawmakers at her confirmation hearing.
March 13, 2013
Holder: Big Banks' Clout "Has an Inhibiting Impact" on Prosecutions
The attorney general's comments underscored previous concerns that the Justice Department hasn't been sufficiently aggressive in prosecuting major banks for the fiscal crisis.
March 6, 2013
Senators Bash DOJ for "Evasive" Response on "Too Big To Jail"
Two U.S. senators have criticized the Department of Justice for offering an "aggressively evasive" response to their questions about why major banks have avoided prosecution for the financial crisis.
March 5, 2013
Supreme Court Ruling a Blow for Future Financial Crisis Cases
The unanimous decision largely ensures no new civil fraud charges will come out of the crisis, now that five-year statute of limitations for such cases has nearly expired.
February 27, 2013
BP Facing Up to $17 Billion in Penalties in Civil Trial
The trial, which begins today, will determine whether the oil giant was "grossly negligent" in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster.
February 25, 2013