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OT: Lump Sum Pension Distributions Posted by MI-Roger [Email] (#882) [Profile/Gallery] (more from MI-Roger) on Sat, 19 May 2012 13:30:52 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
My employer has changed our pension plan for the worse again, the second time in 5 years, but has added a new wrinkle of allowing retirees to take their pensions as a lump sum. After 5 months of waiting they finally got the on-line calculator working yesterday which displays the lump sum amounts and I got a double surprise.
First, they weren't nearly as cheap with the lump sum amounts as I feared. Second, my lump sum only increases by 3.75% if I work another 9 years until I am 65! Like I said, the new pension plan which becomes effective October 1st really sucks.
Obviously my career goal now is to secure a new job paying my approximate current salary, take my pension as a lump sum to be handed off to our Financial Planner (we found a great one 8 years ago) for investment, then retire in 9 to 12 years at or after age 65.
I realize I am forfeiting security by becoming responsible for managing my own pension income, but since I don't trust the rat b*sturds I work for now that is actually a positive. (i.e. Their HR Department is an 800 number answered by a Call Center in Dubai or Malaysia)
Any other caveats?
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