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.
recent posts
- 🔥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)
- ⭐ THE 18–25 GUIDE TO STRUCTURED SETTLEMENTS
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Category: Registered Settlement Planner
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Single product “structured settlement agents” are under attack in a recent diatribe. Is there really such a thing as a “single product agent”, or it just the matter of “sticking to your knitting”? Can a company that offers a single product be successful? Can it be successful in the future?
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It’s embarrassing as a Registered Settlement Planner (“RSP”) and a member of the RSP board, that passes judgment on those seeking the RSP designation (a professional designation that I respect and worked hard to achieve) failed to accurately articulate a basic structured settlement concept
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While some talented settlement planners are members of the SSP, in an industry of over 1,000, the majority of the most talented settlement planners in the country ARE NOT members of the Society of Settlements Planners.
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The RSP Board seems to be running a bit of a “one-company circus” with 62.5% of its members from the same team. Diversity isn’t just a buzzword—it’s the secret sauce for credibility and growth! Right now, it feels less like a board and more like a company picnic.
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NY Daily News article on the Scott Rothstein “structured settlement” Ponzi scheme showcases yet another shining example of reporters skipping leg day on research. Forget finding qualified sources or brushing up on basic legal facts—why bother? A train wreck of journalistic laziness.
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It is scary to think that there are people who slap on the moniker “settlement planner” who then put out such tripe as “A contrast between these two features (rate age and rates) is the most reliable way of determining a great settlement plan”.
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John Darer reviews the Registered Settlement Planner professional designation in the May 25, 2009 Connecticut Law Tribune and introduces Connecticut’s legal community to an elevated standard of practice for settlement planners..
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Is it not particularly disturbing that there has been a need in this country to promote people whose “15 minutes of fame” is associated with an illicit act in which people have been physically or financially injured?
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I was prompted to read Tacker LeCarpentier’s February 16, 2009 article on Sound Diversified Settlement Planning in the North Carolina Lawyers Weekly after the NSSTA posted a link with “belated kudos” on its website, describing the piece as “perceptive.” However, upon reading it, I was left with considerable doubt as to whether the person who…
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Successful completion of these courses is required to meet CE requirement of the RSP designation. In addition each candidate must write a comprehensive settlement plan incorporating what they have learned and have that pass the RSP Board, and subscribe to the RSP code of ethics.