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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New London Structured Settlements features structured settlement and settlement planinng news, information and commentary by structured settlement expert John Darer that may be of interest to injured persons, guardians, consumers, lawyers, businesses in New London, CT with personal injury or wrongful death claims in Connecticut
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A Certified Financial Transitionist may help.plaintiffs facing the need to make life impacting financial decisions during a period of heightened stress.Transition stress can impair the decision making process, perhaps even leading to a frozen state where making a decision seems impossible.
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Annuities are primarily used as a means of securing a stable cash flow for an individual during their retirement years. A structured settlement annuity is a customizable specialty annuity that is used as a “qualified funding asset” to resolve legal disputes or litigation.
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A structured settlement lock-in protects against interest rate shifts for brokers and planners at case resolution. It guarantees specific payment streams, often without fees for short periods. Lock-ins enhance satisfaction and funding security, especially for minors or wrongful death settlements. Absence of a lock-in risks delays and potential financial losses.
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Be cautious about using a Qualified Settlement Fund when your settlement planner is promoting it on the basis of “full market access” to structured settlement companies. It’s the opposite when your case involves a single claimant. The limitations to your client on large cases might mean that the client is not able to meet an…
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Use of a structured settlement created outside a Special Needs Trust feeding payments into the SNT, is helpful as a tax-free volatility buffer. Compare the potential outcome of a comparable amount invested to the cost of the structured settlement (by the trustee of the SNT) in a permissible taxable investment.
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Should large cash settlement payments be given to young adults? This blog post is a shout out to parents, judges, lawyers, lawmakers and a certain Surrogate in Kings County New York City.
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A settlement does not have to be all or nothing. A structured settlement annuity can be one part of the settlement allocation and is often a core vehicle for those who need stable, secure, guaranteed income.
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