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Federal and state officials are taking a critical look at so-called "pension advances," deals they say are digging retirees and military veterans deep into debt, while also putting individual investors at risk.
If they don't start paying off debt and saving more, Gen Xers will be on track to retire financially worse off than the generations before them, according to the Pew Charitable Trusts.
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Older Americans who lose their jobs close to retirement are finding their Social Security benefits are lower than expected.
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