The best financial planners advise their clients to be prepared for life’s events, planned ones as well as surprise ones. Some of us are more able to plan for life’s twists and turns, but most of us do not have the financial assets to prepare in advance for life’s expenses, it doesn’t matter if…
In an earlier post, we talked about the primary and secondary structured settlement markets and how they work. Now, let’s explore an emerging trend in the structured settlement industry. There’s a new use for structured settlements from the secondary market that’s becoming popular. Re-factored annuities are structured settlement payments from the primary market that have…
When it comes to structured settlements and the decision of whether or not to sell payments, it’s a good idea for everyone involved to understand the difference between the “primary market” and the “secondary market.” The Primary Structured Settlement Market The primary structured settlement market is where structured settlements are initially negotiated and set up…
December 2010, Forum Magazine featured an article written by Stephen Knight on behalf of Strategic Capital. The article discusses how the changes in the California statute protect structured settlement holders who need to sell their payments by highlighting two cases, where annuitants needed to sell their payments and pays special attention to how the changes…