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        "uri": "/2013/07/15/impact-of-low-interest-rates-on-retirement/",
        "title": "Impact of low interest rates on retirement",
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        "prettyDate": "July 15, 2013",
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        "summary": "Between 25 percent and 27 percent of boomers and Gen Xers could run out of money if rates stay low.",
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        "uri": "/2013/07/15/turning-to-outside-fiduciaries-for-relief/",
        "title": "Turning to outside fiduciaries for relief",
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        "prettyDate": "July 15, 2013",
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        "summary": "Qualified plan sponsors bore the burden on their own for years. Now, that's changing fast.",
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        "uri": "/2013/07/12/when-revenue-sharing-payments-are-part-of-the-plan/",
        "title": "When revenue sharing payments are part of the plan",
        "byline": "Steven Sullivan",
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        "prettyDate": "July 12, 2013",
        "timeToRead": "2 minute",
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        "summary": "The Principal Life Insurance Co. wanted to know: Should revenue-sharing payments it receives for services rendered to an ERISA plan be considered part of the plans assets?",
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        "uri": "/2013/07/12/rough-times-for-pensions-make-smoothing-more-attra/",
        "title": "Rough times for pensions make smoothing more attractive",
        "byline": "Steven Sullivan",
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        "prettyDate": "July 12, 2013",
        "timeToRead": "2 minute",
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        "summary": "The Dietrich Pension Risk Transfer Index, which tracks the relative appeal of annuitizing pension liabilities, increased from Junes value of 88.92 to 93.54 as of July 1.",
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        "uri": "/2013/07/10/gao-surprise-advisor-exams-help-to-a-point/",
        "title": "GAO: Surprise advisor exams help, to a point",
        "byline": "Steven Sullivan",
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        "prettyDate": "July 10, 2013",
        "timeToRead": "2 minute",
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        "summary": "The surprise examination requirement, like any regulation, cannot prevent fraud 100 percent of the time but that it helps deter such misconduct, the SEC says.",
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        "uri": "/2013/07/10/fpc-argues-in-favor-of-uniform-fiduciary-standard/",
        "title": "FPC argues in favor of uniform fiduciary standard",
        "byline": "Steven Sullivan",
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        "prettyDate": "July 10, 2013",
        "timeToRead": "2 minute",
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        "authors": [
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        "summary": "The Financial Planning Coalition said it would oppose any efforts to weaken the fiduciary standard.",
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        "uri": "/2013/07/09/when-should-erisa-statute-of-limitations-clock-sta/",
        "title": "When should ERISA statute of limitations clock start running?",
        "byline": "Steven Sullivan",
        "kicker": "",
        "prettyDate": "July 09, 2013",
        "timeToRead": "2 minute",
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        "summary": "Not until all internal processes have been completed and the plan has finally denied the application for benefits, according to a brief filed before the U.S. Supreme Court.",
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        "uri": "/2013/07/09/workers-appear-ready-to-save-more-survey-finds/",
        "title": "Workers appear ready to save more, survey finds",
        "byline": "Steven Sullivan",
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        "prettyDate": "July 09, 2013",
        "timeToRead": "2 minute",
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        "summary": "Forty-two percent of people surveyed say they would continue contributing 3 percent of their salaries to retirement savings, but 44 percent say theyd be happy to contribute at twice that rate.",
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        "uri": "/2013/07/08/alternative-assets-now-above-3-billion/",
        "title": "'Alternative' assets now above $3 billion",
        "byline": "Steven Sullivan",
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        "prettyDate": "July 08, 2013",
        "timeToRead": "2 minute",
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        "summary": "The largest block of alternative assets is in real estate funds (34 percent), followed by 23 percent in private equity funds.",
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      {
        "uri": "/2013/07/05/help-to-clear-up-doma-erisa-confusion/",
        "title": "Help to clear up DOMA-ERISA confusion",
        "byline": "Steven Sullivan",
        "kicker": "",
        "prettyDate": "July 05, 2013",
        "timeToRead": "2 minute",
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        "kickerNode": [],
        "summary": "Start by determining whether your employee live in states where same-sex marriage is or will soon be recognized.",
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