When companies offer a pension, it’s common to give retirees two options: collect the pension as a lifetime monthly payment or receive it as a lump sum at retirement. Monthly payments over time are ...

Deciding whether to take a $400,000 lump sum or monthly pension benefit of $2,000 requires calculating the relative value of each option. Generally speaking, the sooner you can receive the lump sum, ...

The couple holds $4.8M to $5M in retirement assets without counting home equity. The husband’s pension offers $2.9M lump sum at 60 or $15,600 monthly with survivor benefits. Their annual retirement ...

You hear it all the time with big lottery winners, they choose to take the lump sum instead of the yearly payout. A big pile of cash all at once sounds fun, right? But should you treat your pension ...