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Old 10-01-2015, 02:36 PM   #1
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Ever heard of a Tontine?
Over 100 years ago in America — before Social Security, before IRAs, corporate pensions and 401(k)s — there was a ludicrously popular (and somewhat sleazy) retirement scheme called the tontine.

I'd never heard of this. Interesting.
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