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        "uri": "/2012/04/24/individual-long-term-care-claim-nears-2-million/",
        "title": "Individual long-term care claim nears $2 million",
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        "prettyDate": "April 24, 2012",
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        "summary": "One single claimant of the retirement health tool has amassed $1.7 million in paid benefits, according to the AALTCI.",
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        "uri": "/2012/04/23/social-security-trustees-will-report-a-large-and-g/",
        "title": "Social Security trustees will report a large and growing surplus",
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        "prettyDate": "April 23, 2012",
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        "summary": "The \"Strengthen Social Security\" campaign says rumors of the program's demise are greatly exaggerated; a $2.7 trillion surplus is on the books at present.",
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        "uri": "/2012/04/16/financial-impact-of-living-longer-is-worse-than-pe/",
        "title": "Financial impact of living longer is worse than pension plans think",
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        "prettyDate": "April 16, 2012",
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        "summary": "Major countries may need to set aside half of the GDP to pay for the long-term costs of an aging population that will likely live three years longer apiece by 2050.",
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        "uri": "/2012/04/12/massmutual-named-retirement-leader-of-the-year/",
        "title": "MassMutual named 'Retirement Leader of the Year'",
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        "prettyDate": "April 12, 2012",
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        "summary": "MassMutual's Retirement Services Division was named \"Retirement Leader of the Year\" at the 19th Annual Mutual Fund Industry Awards held in New York on April 5.",
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        "uri": "/2012/04/11/asset-allocation-has-a-minor-role-in-retirement-pl/",
        "title": "Asset allocation has a 'minor' role in retirement planning",
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        "prettyDate": "April 11, 2012",
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        "summary": "New paper from Boston College claims working longer, reverse mortgages more effective strategies.",
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        "uri": "/2012/04/10/most-advisors-want-independence-but-few-make-the-j/",
        "title": "Most advisors want independence, but few make the jump",
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        "prettyDate": "April 10, 2012",
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        "summary": "hort-term financial goals keep many advisors in their traditional channels, according to recruiter Mindy Diamond.",
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        "uri": "/2012/04/09/stable-value-funds-receive-increased-scrutiny/",
        "title": "Stable value funds receive increased scrutiny",
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        "prettyDate": "April 09, 2012",
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        "summary": "Just as the underlying investments in supposedly safe money markets are receiving increased scrutiny, so too are the underlying investments in stable value funds.",
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        "uri": "/2012/04/05/fiduciary-standard-does-not-increase-costs-study-s/",
        "title": "Fiduciary standard does not increase costs, study says",
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        "prettyDate": "April 05, 2012",
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        "summary": "Two researchers say a stricter fidiciary standard does not in fact increase costs to the point of pricing certain registered reps out of the market.",
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        "uri": "/2012/04/05/target-of-tdfs-confuses-investors-sec-finds/",
        "title": "'Target' of TDFs confuses investors, SEC finds",
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        "prettyDate": "April 05, 2012",
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        "summary": "An SEC study confirms that investors have a number of misconceptions about TDFs; their heavy role in 401(k) plans has placed additional focus on clarity of fund performance.",
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        "uri": "/2012/04/04/erisa-fiduciary-fix-offers-broker-dealers-big-oppo/",
        "title": "ERISA fiduciary fix offers broker-dealers big opportunity",
        "byline": "Staff Writer",
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        "prettyDate": "April 04, 2012",
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        "authors": [
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        "summary": "A little known Department of Labor regulation has the potential to expand the reach of investment advice, improve its quality and untap a substantial flow of retirement money in motion.",
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