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        "uri": "/2014/05/07/pbgc-publishes-final-rule-on-shutdown-benefits/",
        "title": "PBGC publishes final rule on shutdown benefits",
        "byline": "Lisa Barron",
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        "prettyDate": "May 07, 2014",
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        "summary": "The rule amends PBGCs regulation on benefits payable in terminated single-employer plans.",
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      {
        "uri": "/2014/05/07/retirement-plan-administrators-offer-sungard-plann/",
        "title": "Retirement plan administrators offer SunGard planning tool",
        "byline": "Lisa Barron",
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        "prettyDate": "May 07, 2014",
        "timeToRead": "2 minute",
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        "summary": "SunGard Financial Systems announced Wednesday that retirement plan administrators Noble-Davis Consulting and Alliance Benefit Group of Michigan have gone live on SunGards WealthStation MyRetirement income analysis tool.",
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      {
        "uri": "/2014/05/06/baltimore-moves-to-privatize-some-public-pensions/",
        "title": "Baltimore moves to privatize some public pensions",
        "byline": "Lisa Barron",
        "kicker": "",
        "prettyDate": "May 06, 2014",
        "timeToRead": "2 minute",
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        "summary": "New workers will have the option of choosing a 401(k) plan or a hybrid plan in which one third with will be a 401(k) and two-thirds will be a traditional pension.",
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      {
        "uri": "/2014/05/06/interior-states-top-list-of-best-states-to-retire/",
        "title": "Interior states top list of best states to retire",
        "byline": "Lisa Barron",
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        "prettyDate": "May 06, 2014",
        "timeToRead": "2 minute",
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        "summary": "South Dakota topped the list of best states to retire, thanks to its low taxes, lack of crime and easy access to quality healthcare.",
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        "uri": "/2014/05/05/gallup-fewer-workers-today-will-rely-on-401k-than/",
        "title": "Gallup: Fewer workers today will rely on 401(k) than pre-recession",
        "byline": "Lisa Barron",
        "kicker": "",
        "prettyDate": "May 05, 2014",
        "timeToRead": "2 minute",
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        "authors": [
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        "summary": "While the number of Americans who play to rely on a 401(k) as a major source of retirement is rising, it has still not reached the level it was at before the Great Recession.",
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      {
        "uri": "/2014/05/05/advisors-need-to-do-more-to-attract-younger-client/",
        "title": "Advisors need to do more to attract younger clients",
        "byline": "Lisa Barron",
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        "prettyDate": "May 05, 2014",
        "timeToRead": "2 minute",
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        "summary": "More than half, 53 percent, of financial advisors' clients are between 50 and 70 years old.",
        "body": null
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      {
        "uri": "/2014/05/05/despite-reforms-many-state-pensions-still-struggli/",
        "title": "Despite reforms, many state pensions still struggling",
        "byline": "Lisa Barron",
        "kicker": "",
        "prettyDate": "May 05, 2014",
        "timeToRead": "5 minute",
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        "authors": [
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        "summary": "While more than 40 states have enacted some type of pension reform since 2011, some are still in dire straits, bringing the net pension liability into the trillions.",
        "body": null
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      {
        "uri": "/2014/05/02/more-players-to-enter-uk-bulk-annuities-market-und/",
        "title": "More players to enter UK bulk annuities market under new pension system",
        "byline": "Lisa Barron",
        "kicker": "",
        "prettyDate": "May 02, 2014",
        "timeToRead": "3 minute",
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        "authors": [
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        "summary": "Last year has shown a move towards an even greater domination of the market by a few insurers. Rothesay Lifes recent announcement of its planned acquisition of MetLife appears to compound this effect further.",
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      {
        "uri": "/2014/05/01/opeiu-employees-vote-for-strike-against-associated/",
        "title": "OPEIU employees vote for strike against Associated Third Party Administrators",
        "byline": "Lisa Barron",
        "kicker": "",
        "prettyDate": "May 01, 2014",
        "timeToRead": "2 minute",
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        "authors": [
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        "summary": "Some 160 health and pension plan customer service representatives and support staff have voted to authorize a strike against the Associated Third Party Administrators unless the company offers a viable union pension plan.",
        "body": null
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      {
        "uri": "/2014/05/01/ny-lawmakers-say-70-private-lobbyists-collect-publ/",
        "title": "NY lawmakers say 70 private lobbyists collect public pensions",
        "byline": "Lisa Barron",
        "kicker": "",
        "prettyDate": "May 01, 2014",
        "timeToRead": "2 minute",
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        "summary": "Rep. Sean Ryan, a Democrat from Buffalo, and Sen. George Maziarz, a Republican from Newfane, are co-sponsoring bills to stop the practice.",
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