Final day at current company tomorrow and I have 100k+ AMEX points I need to use before they disappear forever. How should I redeem them to get the most bang for my buck?

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Open a personal AmEx and keep them.

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Or transfer to airline partner

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amex gives you 30 to 60 days after account closure to use them. I went throw the this 2 months ago.

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