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      {
        "uri": "/2014/02/05/vanguard-reports-record-401k-balances/",
        "title": "Vanguard reports record 401(k) balances",
        "byline": "Dan Berman",
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        "prettyDate": "February 05, 2014",
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        "summary": "The average defined contribution account balances of Vanguard plan participants soared 18 percent last year to a record average of $101,650.",
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      {
        "uri": "/2014/02/05/website-releases-benefits-info-for-3-3-million/",
        "title": "Website releases benefits info for 3.3 million",
        "byline": " Dan Berman ",
        "kicker": "",
        "prettyDate": "February 05, 2014",
        "timeToRead": "2 minute",
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        "authors": [
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        ],
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        "summary": "In another shot in the war over public pension costs, a California think tank has created a website listing the retirement benefits of participants, including those of CalPERS, the nations largest system.",
        "body": null
      },
      {
        "uri": "/2014/02/04/older-americans-with-means-stop-job-searches-soone/",
        "title": "Older Americans with means stop job searches sooner",
        "byline": "Dan Berman",
        "kicker": "",
        "prettyDate": "February 04, 2014",
        "timeToRead": "2 minute",
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        "authors": [
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        "summary": "An analysis of older unemployed Americans found those with access to Social Security or pension benefits were more likely to stop searching for a job than those who dont.",
        "body": null
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      {
        "uri": "/2014/02/04/states-must-monitor-pensions-ongoing/",
        "title": "States must monitor pensions ongoing",
        "byline": "Dan Berman",
        "kicker": "",
        "prettyDate": "February 04, 2014",
        "timeToRead": "2 minute",
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        },
        "authors": [
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        "summary": "States need to regularly check on pension obligations and liabilities and other long-term expenses to ensure funding obligations are met, said a report.",
        "body": null
      },
      {
        "uri": "/2014/02/03/think-tank-pans-arizona-dc-plan/",
        "title": "Think tank pans Arizona DC plan",
        "byline": "Dan Berman",
        "kicker": "",
        "prettyDate": "February 03, 2014",
        "timeToRead": "2 minute",
        "image": {
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        },
        "authors": [
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            "name": "Dan Berman"
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        ],
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        "summary": "The Grand Canyon Institute, based in Phoenix, said switching employees from a traditional pension plan would likely cause shortfalls as contributions from employees dried up.",
        "body": null
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      {
        "uri": "/2014/02/03/t-d-ameritrade-to-offer-turnkey-retirement-plan-to/",
        "title": "T.D. Ameritrade to offer turnkey retirement plan to RIAs",
        "byline": " Dan Berman ",
        "kicker": "",
        "prettyDate": "February 03, 2014",
        "timeToRead": "2 minute",
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        },
        "authors": [
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            "name": "Dan Berman"
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        ],
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        "summary": "T.D. Ameritrade Trust Co. said it relied on input from RIAs to create the retirement plan strategy, which combines recordkeeping, custody and third-party administration.",
        "body": null
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      {
        "uri": "/2014/02/03/retirement-plan-sponsors-need-to-up-their-complian/",
        "title": "Retirement plan sponsors need to up their compliance game",
        "byline": "Dan Berman",
        "kicker": "",
        "prettyDate": "February 03, 2014",
        "timeToRead": "5 minute",
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        },
        "authors": [
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        "summary": "Its a little bit of a shock to discover that many retirement plan sponsors are clueless about just what they need to do to make sure they dont run afoul of the regulations.",
        "body": null
      },
      {
        "uri": "/2014/01/31/states-spending-money-on-subsidies-while-pensions/",
        "title": "States spending money on subsidies while pensions remain underfunded",
        "byline": "Dan Berman",
        "kicker": "",
        "prettyDate": "January 31, 2014",
        "timeToRead": "2 minute",
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        "authors": [
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        "summary": "We found that in all 10 states, the total annual cost of corporate subsidies, tax breaks and loopholes exceeds the total current annual pension costs for the main public pension plans administered by the states, a report stated.",
        "body": null
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      {
        "uri": "/2014/01/31/pbgc-takes-over-hostess-pension-payments/",
        "title": "PBGC takes over Hostess pension payments",
        "byline": "Dan Berman",
        "kicker": "",
        "prettyDate": "January 31, 2014",
        "timeToRead": "2 minute",
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        "authors": [
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        "kickerNode": [],
        "summary": "The bankruptcy last year of the maker of Twinkies and other treats left the benefits of more than 700 participants in the Baltimore-based Bakery and Sales Drivers Local 33 Industry Pension Fund imperiled.",
        "body": null
      },
      {
        "uri": "/2014/01/30/corporate-pension-funds-embracing-de-risking/",
        "title": "Corporate pension funds embracing de-risking",
        "byline": "Dan Berman",
        "kicker": "",
        "prettyDate": "January 30, 2014",
        "timeToRead": "3 minute",
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        },
        "authors": [
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        "summary": "A survey, which looked at 220 companies with 5.8 million employees, found that by the end of the year 62 percent of plans expected to match their investments to their liabilities.",
        "body": null
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