When most people think of settlements, they think of the large payouts that celebrities and high-profile individuals receive. But did you know that there are also structured settlements? A structured ...

When somebody plays a part in another person’s injury or financial losses, they’re compelled by a judge or jury to pay a compensation to the wronged party. This compensation is known as a settlement.

Q: Our daughter, who is now in college, is soon to receive the proceeds from a lawsuit settlement. She was injured in an accident, and the payment is coming from the responsible party. In the latter ...

A blog reader recently asked me for my opinion on investing in structured settlements. I asked my Right Financial Plan co-author Tiya Lim for her thoughts, as she analyzes these types of investments ...

When people who suffered serious injuries win lawsuits they sometimes get a promise of lifetime income, known as a structured settlement. Some later sell their financial security for pennies on the ...

Thirty years ago, a bipartisan coalition led by Sens. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) and Max Baucus (D-Mont.) had a noble concept to help accident victims protect their financial security. Instead of a ...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Each year, there are nearly 25,000 employment lawsuits filed in the U.S. and the majority of cases settle out of court before ever going to trial. 1 When an employment ...

Failing to finish a debt settlement program can undo your progress and may even leave you worse off than before.

An overwhelming majority of structured settlement annuity recipients, 96%, report that they are happy that they chose to receive their settlement as monthly annuity payments rather than a lump sum and ...