Lump Sum or Monthly Pmts

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Lump Sum or Monthly Pmts

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After receiving a fixed monthly payment amount of $1,056 for six years, the company has offered me the choice of taking a lump sum payment of $128,000, or continuing with the monthly payments for life. I am seeking suggestions.
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KipZoji wrote:After receiving a fixed monthly payment amount of $1,056 for six years, the company has offered me the choice of taking a lump sum payment of $128,000, or continuing with the monthly payments for life. I am seeking suggestions.
How old are you?
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KipZoji wrote:After receiving a fixed monthly payment amount of $1,056 for six years, the company has offered me the choice of taking a lump sum payment of $128,000, or continuing with the monthly payments for life. I am seeking suggestions.
KipZoji:

Welcome to the Bogleheads Forum!

More questions:

How is your health?
Are you married? If so, what is your spouses age and is a joint payment available?
Do you feel the monthly payment is a secure guarantee?

Best wishes.
Taylor
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Age: 72
Marital Status: currently single
Health: good
Company is secure
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Immediateannuities.com quotes that 128,000 would buy an immediate annuity of only $873/month for a single male. A $1,056/month annuity would cost $156,000.

If your health is poor, like heart problems, cancer, or diabetes, this might be a reasonable deal. If you are in normal or better health, not a good deal.

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KipZoji:

According to http://www.immediateannuities.com, the highest lifetime income obtainable with an investment of $128,000 in a commercial insurance company is $873/month.

In my opinion, your guaranteed income of $1,056/month is a bargain compared with their lump sum offer and subsequent investment risk.

Best wishes.
Taylor
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Taylor,
Thanks very much. That is the conclusion I am coming to.
Cheers,
Kip
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$1056/month equals $12,672 per year. That goes into $128,000 a little over ten times.

If you think you might live longer than ten years, take the $1056/month!
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Thanks, pjstack. I agree.
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This question , lump sum or annuity , seems to come up often and if you search on the topic you get a flood of responses which are hard to sift through - but if you search by author and enter G$$ you'll get a more manageable list - in my opinion he gave some very thoughtful ,thorough, and knowledgeable responses to this question.

It will still take a little time to read the responses but a worthwhile exercise in my opinion.
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