FRONTLINE

Money, Power and Wall Street: Part One

As Wall Street innovated, its revenues skyrocketed, and financial institutions of all stripes tied their fortunes to one another. FRONTLINE 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 One

59m 14s

As Wall Street innovated, its revenues skyrocketed, and financial institutions of all stripes tied their fortunes to one another. FRONTLINE 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.

Previews + Extras

  • A Financial Crisis Will Happen Again: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    A Financial Crisis Will Happen Again

    S2012 E7 - 41s

    Our regulators are not up to the task of understanding the complexity of these institutions, warns Richard Fisher, president of the Federal Reserve Board of Dallas.

  • "The Time to Act is Now": asset-mezzanine-16x9

    "The Time to Act is Now"

    S2012 E7 - 38s

    Now is the time to break up the big banks, while the economy is strengthening and there's liquidity in the system, says Richard Fisher, president of the Federal Reserve Board of Dallas.

  • Dodd-Frank Legislation is "Impracticable": asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Dodd-Frank Legislation is "Impracticable"

    S2012 E7 - 1m 6s

    Richard Fisher, president of the Federal Reserve Board of Dallas, says the financial reform bill is too complicated and leaves the system at risk.

  • Money, Power and Wall Street: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Money, Power and Wall Street

    S2012 E7 - 2m 1s

    In the special four-hour investigation, "Money, Power and Wall Street," airing April 24 and May 1, 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.

  • The Financial Crisis Is Like... Sangria?: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The Financial Crisis Is Like... Sangria?

    S2012 E7 - 2m

    It's like a lot of things, according to some of the economists, journalists, bankers and officials interviewed for "Money, Power and Wall Street," FRONTLINE's four-hour series on the global financial crisis. Here are some of their most creative explanations.

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