The Broken Promise: Studebaker, Watergate and the Birth of ERISA

The Studebaker shutdown that stranded thousands of pensioners, the 1972 CBS exposé that shook Congress, and the 1974 law that made pensions a fiduciary promise.

Playlist by @pension_fund_history

7 tracks, shared on Audicious.

1. (1972) Pensions: The Broken Promise Documentary — RTDtv
2. Studebaker’s 1963 Collapse Exposed America’s Pension Risk — The Loss Ledger
3. 1972: Living on the State Pension | Man Alive | Voice of the People | BBC Archive — BBC Archive
4. ERISA Part 1: History of the Law — myHRcounsel
5. ERISA turns 50: How one law revolutionized retirement — Yahoo Finance
6. History of Retirement (or: What is ERISA?) Part 1 — Welsch
7. America Had No Pension Protection Until 1974 — What Happened to Your Retirement Before? — The Cold Market