If you saved all the money and assumed a 7% return, you would breakeven around age 87 or 88. At…
Personal opinion: If you are in good health, take the monthly payment — I assume it would be monthly. On…
Actually I think I mean the disparity was much “less”.
I’d take the lump sum. That’s not what I did as a retired Fed, but the disparity between the lump…
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Next up: 10-year TIPS will reopen in May 22, 2014, auction
The U.S. Treasury announced today it will reopen CUSIP 912828B25 in a May 22 auction, creating a 9-year, 8-month Treasury Inflation-Protected Security with a coupon rate of 0.625%. Noncompetitive bidding closes at noon and competitive bidding ends at 1 p.m. … Continue reading
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Tagged coupon rate, inflation, The Treasury, TIPS, Treasury Inflation-Protected Security
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Next up: 5-year TIPS auctions April 17, 2014
What was looking like a fairly attractive auction of a new 5-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Security has lost a little of its luster in the last week, but this one is still worth a look. The Treasury announced Thursday it will … Continue reading
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Tagged coupon rate, The Treasury, Treasury, Treasury Inflation-Protected Security
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Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities 
It's a good return for an annuity taken at that age, but it's a small enough sum that it may…