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: Misinformation About Structured Settlements
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An annuity is not a structured settlement. For that matter a structured settlement is not an annuity. A structured settlement can be funded with an annuity. Taking a payment plan for casino winnings is not a structured settlement. What Annuity.org says is nonsense.
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Intelifund is run by Brendan Franks, whose legacy includes being the alleged Access Funding representative who solicited Mary Alice Rose, opening the can of worms featured in the Washington Post in August 2015, that led to an ignominious end or Chevy Chase MD’s Access Funding.
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Chegg is totally discombobulated on the definition of structured settlements. There’s this thing called “Google” and on it any wonk working for Chegg can Google “what is a structured settlement” and come up up with the right definition.
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Chegg presents a misleading math question about selling structured settlements, asserting incorrect valuations for an annuity that pays $80,000 annually for 22 years. The content clarifies that structured settlements differ from annuities, emphasizing that Chegg’s provided answers are incorrect and illustrate a misunderstanding of financial principles.
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Structured settlements are established through settlement agreements which are executed by the parties to the settlement agreement. Annuities are primarily, but not exclusively, used as a qualified funding asset
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The post discusses the issue of dead links in the structured settlement planning firm’s resources, referencing Jim Croce’s song “Time in a Bottle” to highlight nostalgia. Many insurance companies mentioned have not offered structured settlements for several years, indicating the importance of regularly updating website content for better consumer experience.
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GloFin Funding is dreadfully misinformed about structured settlements. Its structured settlement cons spread misinformation to consumers.
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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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It’s bad enough that certain stand alone structured settlement factoring companies and their shills “misgender” settlements as awards, but a settlement purchaser associated with a settlement planning firm is joining in the “poopsmithery”.
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I think the truth is obvious. Res Ipsa Loquitur. More About the History of Structured Settlements