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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The STRUCTURED SETTLEMENTS 4REAL® Blog is a highly regarded source for structured settlement news, information, and commentary, led by structured settlement and settlement planning subect mater expert John Darer CLU ChFC MSSC CeFT RSP CLTC. With two decades of operation, the blog and 4structures.com are recognized as comprehensive resources, offering detailed guides and specialized insights. Established in 2005, the blog caters to a broad audience, including legal professionals, injured individuals, families, and various stakeholders, providing reviews and opinions on settlement planning. John Darer, President of 4structures.com LLC, is a seasoned structured settlement expert with over 40 years of financial services experience and 31 years specializing in structured settlements. Based in Stamford, CT, he is a Certified Financial Transitionist and Registered Settlement Planner, holding insurance licenses in 45 states and the District of Columbia. John Darer is dedicated to transparency and advocacy, he emphasizes the importance of engaging trained and licensed professionals for settlement planning, offering valuable insights through his investigative journalism and professional commentary.

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  • Structured Settlements-Don’t Get Googly Eyed With These Folks

    Unfortunately for consumers Novation’s does not establish structured settlements. Novation is NOT a structured settlement company. Its business is factoring which is paying cash now for receivables which include structured settlements. Pennies on the Dollar.

  • Structured Settlement Web Sites-Who Are Ya?

    Structured Settlement Websites. Who Is Getting Traffic? Three Month Trailing Top 10 Rank (Alexa rank as of 05/09/2007)*  (+ or – from last month) Structured Settlements 4Real Blog 827,471+ Ringler Associates, Inc. 1,033,096 – 4structures.com, LLC 1,528,125 + Society of Settlement Planners, Inc. (SSP) 1,535,122+ Settlement Professionals, Inc. (Meligan) 1,666,676+ National Structured Settlement Trade Association…

  • Alexa Rating Value Cheapened By Traffic Cheater

    A website which calls itself Alexarating.com states the following in its advertising "Increase your website Alexa traffic ranking. A higher Alexa ranking and Alexa reach can easily be obtained today. AlexaRating.com will boost your Alexa" Alexarating.com states just how it does this using their software for which you pay $29.95 "By using our (Alexarating.com) state-of-the-art…

  • Useless Google Blog Alerts on Structured Settlements That Bombard Us Daily

    Google Blog Alert is a service provided by Google that permits a user to grab anything written about a particular subject, such as "structured settlements". Ideally the service is a time saver that helps an individual stay on top of what is being written on a particular subject without having to perform extensive searches. Unfortunately…

  • Should This Factoring Company Use of Search Engine Optimization Be Suspect?

    Are factoring companies manipulating search engine optimization for certain keywords on the Internet and THEN having the resulting call ins of "mistaken identity"** to dangle as bait to structured settlement brokers and settlement planners for a pavlovian response to do the reverse? I'm just curious because several months ago I received a call from a…

  • Structured Settlement Messaging | Are You Willing to Concede The Internet? I’m Not

    Clearly the life insurance industry could eat the factoring industry’s Internet lunch if the structured settlement industry producers disseminated a mutually beneficial message. Other than JG Wentworth it’s no contest! Keep websites updated and assure that accurate information is disseminated.