We are selling our house & expect to get $300,000 does this effect our pension if we give $ 200,000 to our children

It will have no affect.

Hey Bill, I would consult a personal financial attorney..(Estate Planner type) >>> SOON... Your money is TTTOOOOOO important to trust "our" opinions..

That depends on the laws of your country, state, or province. Please contact the agency giving you the pension.

You mean she was collecting a pension from her job?
No!

If you have too much money to receive pension then you won't receive pension (while your money lasts), but later on you may qualify again. But don't just go squander your hard earned money so that you may benefit from the system. I strongly urge you to consult a tax lawyer even if it is a sure way to part ways with your dollars.

you could, you would lose money, but you could

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Nothing to do with pension

Has to do with Federal Taxes on
capital gains, if you never use the money
to buy another home

So expected returns are just a little more advanced version of probability - without getting too in detail it uses weighted averages so you do not have to add the same number 17 times.
Let's first define our variables:
E(X) = Expected Return X1 = Variable 1 P1 = Probability 1 (in decimal format so 55% would be .55) X2 = Variable 2 P2 = Probability 2 (P2 is also equal to 1 - P1)
So the expected return formula is as follows:
E(X) = (X1)*(P1) + (X2)*(P2)
Plugging in our given numbers we get E(X) = Expected Return X1 = 300,000 P1 = 10% or .1 X2 = 40,000 P2 = 1 - P1 = 1 - .1 = .9
E(X) = (300,000)*(.1) + (40,000)*(.9) E(X) = 66,000
Now remember this does not include the opportunity cost of spending your four years in college studying biology instead of another degree.