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: Settlement Planner Credentials
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A lawyer and settlement planner has advertised legal and insurance services, claiming to be “board certified” by the NSSTA and to have earned both “board certification” and the designation of Certified Structured Settlement Consultant (CSSC) from the University of Notre Dame. Is this accurate?
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Today’s Fort Myers News Press includes an interesting article by Fort Myers, FL elder law attorney William T. Edy, CELA, concerning Special Needs Trusts inspired by his attendance at the Academy of Special Needs Planners meeting in March. While the article is of interest concerning special needs trusts it contains certain points that are grossly…
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Would you sell off your paycheck that you earn each week? If no, then why sell off your rights to your structured settlement, if it is a primary source of income? Why is your financial planner advising you to sell your structured settlement payment rights? With a structured settlement tort victims can design their own…
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I am proud to be part of the inaugural class for the Registered Settlement Planner program and encourage structured settlement brokers and settlement planners of all levels and ages to consider investing in your career development by enrolling in the program. Keep raising the bar. Embrace lifelong learning!
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by Structured Settlement Watchdog "In order to prevent potential customer confusion", AIG American General announced it will no longer allow the use of the Certified Senior Advisor designation on any form of advertising or sales materials; including business cards and stationery. While this information came to this author through sources connected to the company outside…
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Despite the honorable intent of National Structured Settlements Trade Association (NSSTA) in creating the designation and many of those who have earned it, some designees continue to misrepresent the credentials in a way that could mislead tort victims, judges, attorneys and other stakeholders.
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SFSP Survey Of How Credentialed Professionals Feel About Regulating Use of Professional Designations
The Society of Financial Service Professionals (SFSP) is the only professional organization in the industry that requires its members to be credentialed
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If you have been solicited to sell structured settlement payments on the basis of the slick "sales pitch" that claims non specific "better investment opportunities" as a reason for you to accept the discounted lump sum they want to pay you… BEWARE! First, many of the folks promoting this theory may not be properly qualified…
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by John Darer CLU ChFC MSSC CeFT RSP CLTC The following is a Press Release issued by the Society of Financial Service Professionals on July 10, 2007 "In light of the July 8, 2007 New York Times cover story “For Elderly Investors, Instant Experts Abound” on some of the designations used by financial and insurance professionals,…