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Originally Posted by rjm1cc
I default to the old safe withdrawal rule of 4%. Thus the 12,000 per year is worth 300,000. Actually more if it pays for your lifetime and if it has a spouse payment after you die worth even more. I consider it a part of the bond portfolio in a balance portfolio so a rough estimate works for me.
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Even though my pension is a fixed income, from a risk perspective I consider it as stock within my overall portfolio. That’s because the assets backing my pension are heavily invested in stocks and as a result the funding status of my pension is subject to fluctuations in the stock market. Obviously the NPV of a pension is subject to some key assumptions such as mortality and the rate used to discount future cash flows.