{"id":10279,"date":"2023-02-06T20:28:28","date_gmt":"2023-02-07T01:28:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abundantwealthmanagement.com\/?p=10279"},"modified":"2023-04-05T09:55:43","modified_gmt":"2023-04-05T13:55:43","slug":"why-investing-in-mutual-funds-could-jeopardize-your-retirement-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abundantwealthmanagement.com\/why-investing-in-mutual-funds-could-jeopardize-your-retirement-plans","title":{"rendered":"Why Investing in Mutual Funds Could Jeopardize Your Retirement Plans"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"10279\" class=\"elementor elementor-10279\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-55ddf0d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"55ddf0d\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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