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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- 🔥Founder and Former CEO of 777 Partners, Joshua Wander, Pleads Guilty⚖️ to $500 Million Fraud Scheme — DOJ Confirms Double‑Pledging, Misappropriation of Structured‑Settlement Funds, and Falsified Bank Statements
- The Steering Problem Needs a Wake‑Up Call
- Companies Still Using the Incorrect Term “Secondary Market Annuity”
- Canonical: Non‑Qualified Assignment (NQA)
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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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Under the cover of a company marketing video, the subject structured settlement broker targets “surviving spouses and ‘dependants’ “. At first blush it appears to be just a funny typo, but no… apprarently…it identified millions who collaborate to create intricate structires!
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People with structured settlements don’t actually own the annuities funding them; these annuities are typically owned by qualified assignment companies. However, individuals with structured settlements do have the option to sell their structured settlement payment rights if a judge approves..
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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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It’s disappointing when so-called experts providing independent professional advice on structured factoring transactions, don’t articulate their business properly. How can any consumer feel confident in such IPA when you consider the following, from a California Structured Settlement IPA?
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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!”