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This is a transcript of a segment from the show Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, where he talks about the challenges and pitfalls of saving for retirement. He exposes the high fees, misleading terms, and biased advice that many financial services companies charge to their customers. He also gives some simple tips on how to invest wisely and avoid losing money to fees. He uses humor, sarcasm, and celebrity guests to make his points more engaging and memorable.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
- The text is a transcript of a segment from Last Week Tonight with John Oliver about retirement plans.
- The segment criticizes the financial services industry for charging high fees, providing misleading advice, and selling underperforming products to retirement savers.
- The segment also explains some basic tips for saving for retirement, such as starting early, investing in low-cost index funds, asking for fiduciaries, shifting from stocks to bonds, and keeping fees low.
- The segment features comedian Billy Eichner and actress Kristin Chenoweth in a parody of a Prudential ad about retirement savings.
- The segment aired on June 12, 2016.