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Keeping the sandwich generation on track for retirement

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Many middle-aged Americans are bringing up their children while caring for aging parents, and placing their own retirement needs on the back burner.

Wealth management consultant Laura Varas had to act quickly when she faced a family emergency while caring for her ailing aunt in 2018.

The nursing home where her aunt lived suddenly decided to declare her mentally incompetent, effectively stripping Varas of her caregiving and power-of-attorney d

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