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        "uri": "/2021/10/13/3-common-mistakes-plan-sponsors-make-and-how-to-avoid-them/",
        "title": "3 common mistakes plan sponsors make and how to avoid them",
        "byline": "Ilana Polyak",
        "kicker": "Best Practices",
        "prettyDate": "October 13, 2021",
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        "summary": "Retirement plan sponsors are under more pressure than ever, and sometimes that can lead to trouble.",
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        "uri": "/2021/10/05/employees-dont-get-hsas-whats-an-employer-to-do/",
        "title": "Employees don't \"get\" HSAs -- what's an employer to do?",
        "byline": "Ilana Polyak",
        "kicker": "Analysis",
        "prettyDate": "October 05, 2021",
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        "summary": "Health savings accounts are often not used to their full tax-advantaged potential. But employers can help.",
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        "uri": "/2021/09/28/convergence-of-retirement-and-benefits-is-just-beginning/",
        "title": "Convergence of retirement and benefits is just beginning",
        "byline": "Ilana Polyak",
        "kicker": "Analysis",
        "prettyDate": "September 28, 2021",
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        "summary": "As the connections between financial and physical health grow ever clearer, the paths of benefits and retirement advisors are converging.",
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        "uri": "/2021/08/20/4-lessons-plan-sponsors-can-learn-from-recent-401k-litigation/",
        "title": "4 lessons plan sponsors can learn from recent 401(k) litigation",
        "byline": "Ilana Polyak",
        "kicker": "Analysis",
        "prettyDate": "August 20, 2021",
        "timeToRead": "6 minute",
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        "summary": "Taking the fiduciary duty seriously, finding the right support and learning the lessons of past lawsuits can help avoid time in court.",
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        "uri": "/2021/08/02/so-you-want-to-start-a-401k-plan-what-should-you-look-for/",
        "title": "So you want to start a 401(k) plan? What should you look for?",
        "byline": "Ilana Polyak",
        "kicker": "Analysis",
        "prettyDate": "August 02, 2021",
        "timeToRead": "5 minute",
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        "summary": "Here's what 401(k) industry professionals told us plan sponsors should be looking for when launching a retirement plan.",
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        "uri": "/2021/07/20/is-recordkeeper-consolidation-good-for-plan-sponsors-participants-and-advisors/",
        "title": "Is recordkeeper consolidation good for plan sponsors, participants and advisors?",
        "byline": "Ilana Polyak",
        "kicker": "Analysis",
        "prettyDate": "July 20, 2021",
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        "summary": "Recordkeeper consolidation has created a pricing war for recordkeeper services. Who benefits, and for how long?",
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        "uri": "/2021/06/30/as-financial-advisor-workforce-ages-what-will-it-mean-for-retirement-plans/",
        "title": "As financial advisor workforce ages, what will it mean for retirement plans?",
        "byline": "Ilana Polyak",
        "kicker": "Analysis",
        "prettyDate": "June 30, 2021",
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        "summary": "Demographic shift might have ripple effects beyond the advisors' own companies.",
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        "uri": "/2021/06/23/with-inflation-spiking-will-social-security-be-able-to-keep-up/",
        "title": "With inflation spiking, will Social Security be able to keep up?",
        "byline": "Ilana Polyak",
        "kicker": "Analysis",
        "prettyDate": "June 23, 2021",
        "timeToRead": "4 minute",
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        "summary": "How the Social Security Administration calculates COLA increases has become a topic of debate.",
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        "uri": "/2021/01/21/401k-lawsuits-on-the-rise-as-participants-target-fees-conflicts-of-interest-and-data-privacy/",
        "title": "401(k) lawsuits on the rise as participants target fees, conflicts of interest and data privacy",
        "byline": "Ilana Polyak",
        "kicker": "Analysis",
        "prettyDate": "January 21, 2021",
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        "summary": "Attorneys for both plaintiffs and employers anticipate that the pace of litigation will remain high in coming months. But new litigation trends have also emerged.",
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        "uri": "/2021/01/14/if-you-design-it-they-will-come-behavioral-finance-can-help-sponsors-design-better-retirement-plans/",
        "title": "If you design it, they will come: Behavioral finance can help sponsors offer better retirement plans",
        "byline": "Ilana Polyak",
        "kicker": "News",
        "prettyDate": "January 14, 2021",
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        "summary": "Better retirement plan design means deeper participant engagement and higher savings rates.",
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