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A 66-year-old Michigan retiree accepted a $1.2 million lump-sum pension buyout from her former employer, taking the one-time payment in place of guaranteed monthly income.
Her son-in-law, an active individual stock trader, promptly offered to manage the entire sum for her.
What shifted with the buyout Electing the lump sum moves longevity risk and withdrawal responsibility from the pension plan directly to the retiree. The plan's monthly-payment guarantee disappears at closing.
What replaces it is an account that must now fund an unknown number of retirement years while managing market risk, inflation, taxes, and healthcare costs.
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