Converting the pension to a lump sum uses the plan's own rate which is rarely the annuity you could buy outside

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A transfer value is priced on assumptions that favour the scheme rather than the member leaving it A subsidized early retirement factor inside a defined benefit plan can be worth more than a year of salary A defined benefit formula multiplies final average salary by years of service and an accrual rate The PBGC guarantees the monthly benefit up to a statutory cap if a single-employer plan runs out of money Cliff vesting at five years means leaving at four years and eleven months pays nothing from the employer side A plan freeze stops accruals for new hires and sometimes for everyone already enrolled Public sector pensions still promise a formula while most private sector workers carry only a pot Withdrawing from a multiemployer plan can trigger a liability payment that a small contractor cannot survive Benefit formulas that use career average earnings pay less than final salary ones for the same years of service Vesting requirements decide whether you leave with a benefit at all or only with your own contributions

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