More TV: The Retirement Revolution

Retirement planning used to consist of having a lot of children to support you in your old age. If you weren't particularly good in that department, you could end up in the local poor house. Those reminders of retirement past are among the many fascinating details presented in the Retirement Revolution, which airs the next two Monday nights at 10 p.m. on WEDU and many other PBS stations. The producers at WTTW in Chicago who put the program together managed to interview dozens of retirement experts, retirees and workers who hope some day to be retired. Three people in that last category are from the Tampa Bay area and I interviewed one of them for my column today. Unfortunately, they're examples of people who aren't financially prepared for retirement. Hopefully those who watch will be inspired to do some saving for the future. Every little bit helps.