Money, Power and Wall Street - Documentary Series

Remember the financial crisis of 2007-2008? In the special four-hour investigation, Money, Power and Wall Street, FRONTLINE tells the inside story of the struggles to rescue and repair a shattered economy, exploring key decisions, missed opportunities, and the unprecedented and uneasy partnership between government leaders and titans of finance that affects the fortunes of millions of people around the world.

Produced by: Michael Kirk, Jim Gilmore, Mike Wiser, Marcela Gaviria, Martin Smith

PBS Website: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/documentary/money-power-wall-street/#video-1

Money, Power and Wall Street - PART 1

In part one of Money, Power and Wall Street, FRONTLINE correspondent Martin Smith interviews leading bankers, government officials and journalists to chart the epic rise of a new financial order—and the trouble that followed. As Wall Street innovated, its revenues skyrocketed, and financial institutions of all stripes tied their fortunes to one another. Smith probes deeply into the story of the big banks—how they developed, how they profited, and how the model that produced unfathomable wealth planted the seeds of financial destruction.

Money, Power and Wall Street - PART 2

 

In the second hour of Money, Power and Wall Street, FRONTLINE producer Michael Kirk tells the story of how the country’s leaders—Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and New York Federal Reserve President Timothy Geithner—struggled to respond to a financial crisis that caught them by surprise. 

 

 

Money, Power and Wall Street - PART 3

 

In part three of this 2012 award-winning series, FRONTLINE goes inside the Obama White House, telling the story of how a newly elected president with a mandate for change inherited a financial crisis that would challenge his administration and define his first term.

 

 

 

 

 

Money, Power and Wall Street - PART 4

 

In the fourth and final part of this 2012 award-winning series, FRONTLINE investigates a Wall Street culture that remains focused on making risky trades.