The Great Vanishing: How Defined Benefit Died and the 401(k) Took Over

The deliberate political accident of the 401(k), the corporate flight from defined-benefit pensions, and FRONTLINE's definitive investigations into the risk shift onto workers.

Playlist by @pension_fund_history

8 tracks, shared on Audicious.

1. The Pension Gamble (full documentary) | FRONTLINE — FRONTLINE PBS | Official
2. The Retirement Gamble (full documentary) | FRONTLINE — FRONTLINE PBS | Official
3. How 401(k) Plans Work And Why They Killed Pensions — CNBC
4. Why Pensions Disappeared: The Greatest Risk Transfer in American History — Money Unwrapped
5. 401k History: The $10 Trillion Accident — Ledger Lens
6. The 1980s Loophole That Destroyed American Pensions — Stick Market
7. Why Pensions Disappeared: The Story They Don't Want You To Know... — The Curious Guy
8. America Had No 401(k) Until 1978 — How Did People Retire? — The Paper Trail