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Tip 1 - Structured Settlements: Pros and Cons - FindLaw

Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago | Submitted by Allyn Timberlake | permalink

A structured settlement is an arrangement that provides the plaintiff with regular payments over the course of several years, or for the rest of the plaintiff's
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For further reading: http://injury.findlaw.com/accident-injury-law/structured-settlements-pro-s-and-cons.html ^[1]

Tip 2 - What's A

Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago | Submitted by Gene Griffin | permalink

Like so much else in the world, structured settlements are mostly about taxes.
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For further reading: http://www.forbes.com/sites/robertwood/2010/10/26/whats-a-structured-settlement/ ^[2]

Tip 3 - Kitces.com - Advancing Knowledge in Financial Planning

Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago | Submitted by John Southwell | permalink

As interest rates remain low, investors - especially retirees - struggle to find yield wherever they can. Unfortunately, though, the necessity of earning a required return to fund financial goals becomes the mother of invention for a wide range of investment strategies, both legitimate and fraudulent. A recent offering of rising popularity is investing into structured settlement annuity contracts, which often claim to offer "no risk" rates of return in the 4% to 7% range. In general, the opportunity for "high yield" (at least relative to today's interest rates) and "no risk" is a red flag warning. But the reality is that with structured settlement annuity investing, the higher returns can legitimately be lower risk; the appealing return relative to other low-risk fixed income investments is not due to increased risk, but instead due to very poor liquidity. Which means such investment offerings can potentially be a way to generate higher returns, not through a risk premium, but a
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For further reading: https://www.kitces.com/blog/is-structured-settlement-annuity-investing-a-good-deal-yes-but/ ^[3]

Tip 4 - Structured Settlements – Payment Options, Types & Laws

Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago | Submitted by Anniqa Jardeus | permalink

Learn more about structured settlements with this complete overview of what they are, how and why they are issued.

For further reading: http://www.annuity.org/structured-settlements/ ^[4]

Tip 5 - How do structured settlement annuities work?

Published: 9 years, 2 month(s) ago | Submitted by Tricia F | permalink

Not all lawsuits go to trial. If your claim is settled out of court with a structured settlement annuity, here\'s what might happen.
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For further reading: http://www.lifehealthpro.com/2012/11/08/how-do-structured-settlement-annuities-work ^[5]