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The original article can be found at:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kiplinger.com\/article\/retirement\/T045-C000-S002-how-to-downsize-your-rmds.html\">https:\/\/www.kiplinger.com\/article\/retirement\/T045-C000-S002-how-to-downsize-your-rmds.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October 3, 2019 Kiplinger Magazine by Miriam Cross &nbsp; &nbsp; Ann Reilley (Gugle) of Alpha Financial Advisors contributed to this article that appeared in Kiplinger Magazine. 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