Includes “…And that shortfall is only a fraction of the underfunding afflicting state and local government pension funds. … All of this is leading private and public pension funds to take on more risk. … That means putting money into stocks and various aggressive (and high-cost) Wall Street schemes such as private equity and venture capital funds. … today’s problems could end up looking like a rounding error compared with what the future holds.” 

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