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)
- ⭐ THE 18–25 GUIDE TO STRUCTURED SETTLEMENTS
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Category: Settlement Planner Credentials
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In a developing story, I learned today that FORGE Consulting, LLC has been soliciting Ohio trial lawyers with the claim that it is the only plaintiff exclusive company in Ohio. The statement attributed to FORGE Consulting, LLC is untrue and, if used by FORGE Consulting, LLC to obtain business in Ohio at the expense of…
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Rock and roll historians have long debated the "hidden meaning" behind the Beatles song Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds. With Forgie* in the Diamond Ball at Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys (MATA) each year one wonders if its members have examined all its facets. I think not. The following mass mailing letter was recently…
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National Financial Literacy Month is an effort to highlight the importance of financial literacy and teach Americans how to establish and maintain healthy financial habits.
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The results of the study, which sampled 1,000 Americans, suggest that more education is needed for plaintiff attorneys and tort victims on the subject of structured settlements (and settlement planning, by extrapolation).
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4structures.com® LLC was voted the Best Structured Settlement Company in Connecticut by the readers of the CT Law Tribune in the publication’s annual survey.
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Why should we not question the credibility of those who emphasize “extensive financial services careers” or “spearheading multi million dollar portfolios” in their sales pitch to tort victims, yet demonstrate a reckless lack of discipline with their own finances?
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The structured settlement watchdog continues commentary about shameless and mendacious credential puffery by structured settlement professionals and settlement consultants by exposing those in the industry who just don't get, or worse appear to not care, that "4 days in the vicinity of Touchdown Jesus does not make you one of he Fighting Irish!" Led by…
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One of our watchdog projects for this year has been to clean up the credential puffery and resume omissions or truth stretching (on LInkedIn) that has gone on for far too long in the settlement industry. While reading the ABA Journal online I came across an excellent article simply titled "Keep Your Resume Honest". The…