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        "uri": "/2017/07/27/what-you-need-to-know-about-deferred-income-annuit/",
        "title": "What you need to know about deferred income annuities, QLACs & RMDs",
        "byline": " John L. Olsen and Michael E. Kitces ",
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        "summary": "Learn about using DIAs as qualified longevity annuity contracts and the problem with using a QLAC to avoid RMD obligations.",
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        "uri": "/2015/01/12/6-things-advisors-should-know-about-qlacs/",
        "title": "6 things advisors should know about QLACs",
        "byline": "John L. Olsen, Michael E. Kitces, Curtis Cloke, Gary Mettler",
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        "prettyDate": "January 12, 2015",
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        "summary": "The regulations surrounding QLACs are fairly complex and raise some questions that they dont answer.",
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        "uri": "/2014/04/21/5-things-to-know-about-retirement-plan-rollovers/",
        "title": "5 things to know about retirement plan rollovers",
        "byline": "Stephan R. Leimberg, Ben G. Baldwin Jr., Aaron Coates, Robert S. Keebler, Michael E. Kitces",
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        "prettyDate": "April 21, 2014",
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            "name": "Stephan R. Leimberg, Ben G. Baldwin Jr., Aaron Coates, Robert S. Keebler, Michael E. Kitces"
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        "summary": "The key question one faces after retirement is the determination of whether or not funds should be moved from an ERISA-governed plan to an IRA.",
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        "uri": "/2013/12/23/2-biggest-arguments-in-favor-of-annuities/",
        "title": "2 biggest arguments in favor of annuities",
        "byline": "John L. Olsen and Michael E. Kitces",
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        "prettyDate": "December 23, 2013",
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        "summary": "It's both unfortunate and absurd to think that annuities are either good or bad.",
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        "title": "How advisors are using social media (with no compliance headaches)",
        "byline": "Michael E. Kitces",
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        "prettyDate": "March 02, 2012",
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        "summary": "A new, compliance-friendly trend is emerging: Using social media to better communicate and interact with existing clients, not to bring new business.",
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