M-theory to calculate whether alpha should be going up or down, or by how much.

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When the interest rate used to calculate a lump sum increases, the lump sum value goes down.

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However, even if you break people down into broad stereotypes, it's still impossible to reliably calculate the risk to any one individual.

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Who wants to mentally calculate if you can get where you want to go and back or have to pare down your list of destinations to accomodate the range limit?

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