Can You Afford to Retire?

The baby boomer generation will be long on life expectancy but short on income. Amid vanishing pensions and faltering 401(k) plans, FRONTLINE investigates how middle-class Americans might fare in their retirement years. (Aired 2006) Two main strategies for funding retirement are lifetime pensions...

55 min - Personal Finance & Careers - FRONTLINE PBS

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