Some pension plans let retirees choose between smaller lifelong income payments or a large lump sum. If one or both spouses are in line to receive pensions, a couple should at least explore some of the possibilities for lump sum investment.
If you want to place a bet that the Sun won’t rise tomorrow, or that the Cleveland Browns will dominate the next Super Bowl, you can turn to Polymarket. The decentralized prediction platform allows users to buy and sell shares on the outcome of virtually any event. The sheer scale of these wagers is staggering. More than $200 million was once wagered on whether Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky would wear a suit to a high-profile meeting. Another $1.3 million rode on whether Donald Trump would utter the word “hottest” during a discussion with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer....
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