Cash vs annuity

What if you invested it?

Take the lump sum, invest it, and live off the returns? Set your numbers and see how the cash stacks up against the annuity over 30 years.

Your assumptions

% per year

A diversified stock-market portfolio has historically averaged ~7% a year after inflation. Returns are never guaranteed.

Year by year

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