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Should a lottery winner claim the cash value of a jackpot and receive a reduced amount of money right away in a single payment, or choose 30 years of annual payments that add up to the jackpot amount? Well, few people will get rich playing the lottery, but many people do face a similar question every year, with a pension plan.
