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: Pasadena Structured Settlements
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The article discusses the misleading nature of high “rate of return” claims in structured settlement proposals, often characterized by terms like “tax-free rate” versus “taxable equivalent yield.” It emphasizes the importance of accurately understanding Internal Rate of Return (IRR) calculations, noting that different cash flows may yield varying results.
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John Darer reviews a recent Forbes Advisor inaccurate “Expert Reviewed” structured settlement Holey Moly by a UCLA law professor, only 4 Months after publishing Jeremy Babener’s excellent Forbes Advisor contribution about structured settlements which had multiple credible sources.
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John Darer, is a structured settlements expert who has written a number of blogs concerning structured settlement commutation riders. Here John Darer reviews a claim by Annuity.ORG, an organization that shills for CBC Settlement Funding of Conshohocken, PA, about commutation riders..
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Your “dating habits” can get you into trouble when establishing structured attorney fee programs, attorney fee deferred compensation,and structured settlements for taxable damages..Avoid January 1 payment dates and resulting funds being deposited into your account, arriving before January 1,..
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A structured settlement is not a judgment, but this fundamental fact seems to befuddle structured settlement factoring companies and/or their marketing teams..It’s all rather silly.
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“Do I have to pay taxes on my structured settlement?” wonders the Orlando-based StructuredSettlements.com. The short answer? Usually not. Their barely-there explanation makes a cameo in the latest episode of What’s Wrong Wit Dat?
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A settlement planner who uses a professional credential in advertising but cannot articulate structured settlement fundamentals fundamentals diminishes the value of the credential by unacceptably lowering the standard. It’s up to other holders of the same credential to maintain a high bar and to call them out to “know your “sh^t!”
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How a Single Claimant Qualified Settlement Fund Was Recently Used to Circumvent an Insurer’s Approved List of Structured Settlement Annuity Companies
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Is a structured settlement an annuity? A structured settlement is not an annuity, it is a form of settlement that is typically funded with an annuity, but may be funded with other vehicles. An annuity is a type of qualified funding asset defined under IRC 130(d). A structured settlement can also be funded with United…
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CAOC, like NJAJ, has compromised itself by endorsing one structured settlement factoring company in exchange for a financial contribution using apparently boilerplate endorsement language. Arias’ comparison to credit card rates, Strategic Capital boilerplate that is true, but misleading..