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
- Daily Rates Are Often an Important Cost Driver of Structured Settlements
- 🔥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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Category: United States Treasury Structured Settlement
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Read about taxable equivalent yield to see how taxes affect a structured settlement
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Anti-Assignment Provisions dilemma. This issue needs to be out on the table despite the fact that many in the structured settlement industry appear not to want it to be. Scared by a notional shrinkage of market capacity, some wish to sweep this issue under the rug instead of taking the issue head on.
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In response to his own question "How Strong Are Structured Settlements?"… "Except for United States treasury obligations, life insurance annuities are among the most secure long term investments" -Patrick Hindert, co-author of "Structured Settlements and Periodic Judgments", NSSTA member and former Executive Director and promoter of cash now pusher JG Wentworth December 28, 2008. The…
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Settlement consultants have an obligation to their clients and the industry to achieve and maintain the highest level of financial literacy. Those who also hold a Series 7 license and present themselves as “financial advisors” should undoubtedly be held to an even higher standard.
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by John Darer CLU ChFC MSSC CeFT RSP CLTC A patent application for Treasury Funded Structured Settlements was submitted by John McCulloch of Bollingbrook, Illinois in June 2010. The application 20110302069 was published on December 8, 2011, but the application is still pending according to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). A non…
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Structured settlements funded with United States Treasury Obligations can provide claimants with a greater degree of security than annuities for those that are most conservative. Is there a greater level of financial security than an issuer than has the financial strength to effectively write a $700B check and print money? Internal Revenue Code Section 130(d)…
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Page Six Magazine referred to 2008 as "a Year of Flabbergasting Financial Criminality" A historical swindler's gallery that includes Bernard Madoff, Marcus Schrenker,Arthur Nadel,Richard S. Piccoli and Gen-See Corporation,Norman Hsu, Lou Pearlman a/k/a "Big Poppa",Charles Ponzi,William Miller a/k/a "520%",Dana Giacchetto, Raffaello Follieri, Alberto Vilar shows that even the rich and sophisticated are susceptible to dissipation…
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Are Treasury Funded Structured Settlements tax-free? It depends on their purpose. Treasury Funded Structured Settlements can be utilized to pay both qualified and non-qualified settlements. Damages for both taxable and non-taxable settlements can be funded using United States Treasury obligations.
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Should we say thank you to our competitor for becoming the punchline to a bad joke, the resulting ROFLMAO, and making the rest of our jobs a whole lot easier? Or do we pity the flights of financial illiteracy of those upon whom we are supposed to depend for advice?