Structured Settlements 4Real®Blog 2026
Structured settlements expert John Darer reviews the latest structured settlements and settlement planning information and news, and provides expert opinion and highly regarded commentary. that is spicy, Informative, irreverent and effective for over 20 years.
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Category: Florida Settlement Planning
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The article discusses the dangers of hidden credit entanglements that can harm individuals, particularly injury victims and settlement payees. Co-signing occurs informally through arrangements like shared phone plans and utility accounts, leading to significant credit damage. This vulnerability is exploited by predatory actors, creating a cycle of financial distress and manipulation.
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This SNT Class Action Lawsuit is a BIG DEAL exposing a lack of governance/oversight for financial and nonprofits for vulnerable disabled persons..A tragic loss to the victims with special needs. No way to sugarcoat the level of deception and incompetence if one is to believe what’s in Class Action Complaint.
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“Secondary Market Annuity” is a false flag used in the secondary and tertiary market to appropriate the imprimatur of annuities to market an investment that’ isn’t an annuity to advisors (including certain settlement planners) who then market the instrument to investors, including injury victims..
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A deep dive into just how settlement planners have marketed other people’s structured settlement payments as investments, to trial lawyers, their injured clients, conservators, trustees and the Courts has revealed some pretty scary stuff that should give judges, fiduciaries and lawyers pause.
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If a qualified settlement fund is a trust under state law,as required by tax regulations, wouldn’t any income and gains generated by the investment of the assets in the trust be subject to tax on a state or federal level?