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        "uri": "/2012/12/07/7-retirement-planning-myths-debunked/",
        "title": "7 retirement planning myths debunked",
        "byline": "Dave Carpenter",
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        "prettyDate": "December 07, 2012",
        "timeToRead": "6 minute",
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        "authors": [
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        "summary": "The days of counting on Uncle Sam and a company pension to carry you through old age are long gone. We're living increasingly in a \"yoyo\" economy short for \"you're on your own.\"",
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      {
        "uri": "/2012/10/29/mood-of-the-nation/",
        "title": "Mood of the nation",
        "byline": "Dave Carpenter",
        "kicker": "",
        "prettyDate": "October 29, 2012",
        "timeToRead": "3 minute",
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        "authors": [
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        "summary": "On the eve of the 2012 elections, dozens of Americans have been asked about jobs, housing, retirement and other issues. A Chicago couple remain optimistic, despite unemployment.",
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      },
      {
        "uri": "/2012/10/25/coming-changes-in-estate-gift-taxes-stir-frenzy/",
        "title": "Coming changes in estate, gift taxes stir 'frenzy'",
        "byline": "Dave Carpenter",
        "kicker": "",
        "prettyDate": "October 25, 2012",
        "timeToRead": "6 minute",
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        "authors": [
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        ],
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        "summary": "Taxes that are largely a concern of the very rich will soon affect far more people unless Congress steps in. Family members are creating trusts and making financial gifts.",
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      {
        "uri": "/2012/10/15/economists-predict-weak-but-improving-growth/",
        "title": "Economists predict weak but improving growth",
        "byline": "Dave Carpenter",
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        "prettyDate": "October 15, 2012",
        "timeToRead": "4 minute",
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        "summary": "Economists foresee only tepid growth for the coming year, with unemployment back above 8 percent for the first half of 2013.",
        "body": null
      },
      {
        "uri": "/2012/10/04/retirees-turn-more-attention-to-personal-legacies/",
        "title": "Retirees turn more attention to personal legacies",
        "byline": "Dave Carpenter",
        "kicker": "",
        "prettyDate": "October 04, 2012",
        "timeToRead": "5 minute",
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        },
        "authors": [
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            "webUrl": "/author/profile/dave-carpenter/",
            "name": "Dave Carpenter"
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        ],
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        "summary": "A growing number of retirees are looking to pass along more to the next generation than money and possessions, through life histories, ethical wills and video recordings.",
        "body": null
      },
      {
        "uri": "/2012/09/12/fidelity-issues-new-retirement-savings-guidelines/",
        "title": "Fidelity issues new retirement savings guidelines",
        "byline": "Dave Carpenter",
        "kicker": "",
        "prettyDate": "September 12, 2012",
        "timeToRead": "3 minute",
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        "authors": [
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        "summary": "Fidelity now suggests that workers save at least eight times their final salary in order to meet basic income needs in retirement.",
        "body": null
      },
      {
        "uri": "/2012/08/27/study-finds-401k-matches-back-at-pre-meltdown-leve/",
        "title": "Study finds 401(k) matches back at pre-meltdown levels",
        "byline": "Dave Carpenter",
        "kicker": "",
        "prettyDate": "August 27, 2012",
        "timeToRead": "2 minute",
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        "authors": [
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        ],
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        "summary": "More companies are now offering a 401(k) match to their employees than were before the 2008 financial crisis, according to new data by Charles Schwab.",
        "body": null
      },
      {
        "uri": "/2012/07/25/overlooking-disability-insurance-can-be-costly/",
        "title": "Overlooking disability insurance can be costly",
        "byline": "Dave Carpenter",
        "kicker": "",
        "prettyDate": "July 25, 2012",
        "timeToRead": "5 minute",
        "image": {
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        },
        "authors": [
          {
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            "name": "Dave Carpenter"
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        ],
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        "summary": "Long-term disability insurance is the forgotten insurance.",
        "body": null
      },
      {
        "uri": "/2012/06/15/shared-care-insurance-gains-as-option-for-couples/",
        "title": "Shared-care insurance gains as option for couples",
        "byline": "Dave Carpenter",
        "kicker": "",
        "prettyDate": "June 15, 2012",
        "timeToRead": "6 minute",
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        },
        "authors": [
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        ],
        "kickerNode": [],
        "summary": "It's the financial protection that many will need in retirement but few are willing or able to buy. Long-term care insurance scares off most people because of the cost.",
        "body": null
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      {
        "uri": "/2012/06/07/stocks-helped-lift-us-household-wealth-in-first-qu/",
        "title": "Stocks helped lift US household wealth in first quarter",
        "byline": "Dave Carpenter",
        "kicker": "",
        "prettyDate": "June 07, 2012",
        "timeToRead": "3 minute",
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        },
        "authors": [
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        ],
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        "summary": "Americans' wealth rose in the January-March quarter, boosted mainly by the best quarterly gain in stock prices since 1998 and partly by the first rise in home values since 2006.",
        "body": null
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