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: Los Angeles 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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If you are solicited by a trusted settlement planner to sell the structured settlement that they placed for you, you should immediately become suspect. There are legitimate reasons to question the settlement planner’s motivation no matter how trustworthy the settlement planner may be to you.
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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?
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The American College has enhanced the Chartered Financial Consultant® (ChFC®) designation, now requiring nine college-level courses starting October 1, 2009. This includes elements of the CFP certification and specialized electives. Established in 1982, the ChFC® signifies a high standard of knowledge in financial planning, distinct from the CFP credential.
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Medicare Set Aside arrangements are intended to not only protect Medicare’s interest, a requirement of the Medicare Secondary Payer Act (MSP), but to also protect the settling injured worker (or plaintiff if Liability MSA) from the loss of Medicare benefits.