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: Immediate Annuity
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Structured settlement annuities provide predictable income. Structured settlement annuities are a solid way to ensure enough flexibility to move in and out of riskier assets and strategies and to establish a steady and predictable income stream that will enable clients to ride out a stretch of lean years.
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Long Life Planning. Addressing longevity risk. How will a settlement planner make protecting against longevity risk a compelling decision in a “cash now” society? What skills will tomorrow’s settlement planner need? Very long lives are not a distant privilege=- very long lives are the probable.
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According to Beacon Research Fixed Annuity Premium study of 53 insurance companies representing 86% of the market, U.S. sales of fixed annuities were up 60% in 2008. Surprisingly in the 4th quarter of 2008, at the height the financial crisis and bad press, in which a number of large insurers were downgraded by rating agencies,…
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For both plaintiffsand their attorneys, a structured settlement annuity can provide foundational level of guaranteed income that they cannot outlive, or for a crucial fixed period of time. Call 888-325-8640 for a quote now.and explore your options.
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The fundamental reasoning behind a new issue brief of the American Academy of Actuaries Social Insurance Committee provides justification for fixed income settlement vehicles such as structured settlements, deferred income annuities, treasury bond trusts and personal pension annuities
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Wimbledon fortnight is upon us and with it comes the traditional British delicacy of Strawberries and clotted cream. According to Wikipedia clotted cream has a minimum 55% (of artery clogging) fat content! But wow, does it feel good going down…just like spending money! The effects of irresponsible spending and failure to plan for the future…
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Traditionally the use of structured settlements as as a funding vehicle for SNTs enables the beneficiary to benefit from rated ages (medical underwriting) which theoretically enables that less trust corpus to be consumed. This is because a rated age means that the structured settlement quote will be less
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What are you doing about your retirement savings? Are you maxing out your 401(k)? Does your firm have a defined benefit pension or other option? I know, you think can do better in the market, but are you putting anything away in bonds or other fixed income? How’s that working out for you? Have you…
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The following quotes are attributed to Agora Financial’s Dan Amoss, CFA on today’s issue of "The Five Minute Forecast" e-newsletter. "Large pension fund managers working for those with the least to lose tend to be the biggest patsies when it comes to misguided investments. The speculation du jour is called a CDO, which stands for…