Episode #38: The New York Times Drops the Hammer on the Public 403(b)

Planner Tony Isola, CFP of Ritholtz Wealth Management, joins Scott and Dan to discuss the first two New York Times stories in a series on public 403(b) plans. They also take on the teacher bashing expressed in some of the comments to these stories. 

Think Your Retirement Plan Is Bad? Talk to a Teacher

An Annuity for the Teacher — and the Broker: A look inside the high-pressure job of selling workplace annuities to public schoolteachers

Claymation: What do a fox, a wolf, and sheep have to do with the 403(b)?

A Teachable Moment

“It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it.” — Upton Sinclair