http://net-teams.net/nti/Display.cfm/16388 So you think you can do better investing the lump sum payment yourself rather than relying on the structured settlement for steady, predicatable income? Take a look at how a structured settlement compares with one of the most popular investment vehicles. Tue, 16 Nov 2010 10:14:30 PST en-us http://net-teams.net/nti/Display.cfm/16388 http://net-teams.net/nti/Display.cfm/16388 Tue, 16 Nov 2010 10:14:30 PST Without having mega millions to work with, or a line of credit that goes around the block, you can have positions in various forms of Real Estate (commercial, industrial, residential) at the same time, and focus either on growth opportunities, income production, or a combination of the two. http://net-teams.net/nti/Display.cfm/5657 http://net-teams.net/nti/Display.cfm/5657 Wed, 13 Nov 2013 09:16:37 PST Unfortunately, the stock market never has been able to generate guaranteed levels of income, and sometimes fails to move higher just because we think it should. Serious problems occur when mutual funds are packaged with annuity contracts and the critical differences between them are either overlooked or undisclosed, perhaps innocently, perhaps not. http://net-teams.net/nti/Display.cfm/5665 http://net-teams.net/nti/Display.cfm/5665 Sat, 20 May 2017 09:12:30 PST An envelope arrived yesterday from a worried investor (not a client of mine) in Appleton, Wisconsin. He had been contacted with an investment partner opportunity touting a guaranteed investment program that would absolutely double and triple his money every sixty days with no worries, work, or risk involved. http://net-teams.net/nti/Display.cfm/5677 http://net-teams.net/nti/Display.cfm/5677 Wed, 16 Sep 2015 07:26:34 PST Today, it's difficult to distinguish one financial institution from another as they compete for the ever-growing pool of investment dollars. Insurance companies, now publicly owned, have become am integral part of an industry that seems uninterested in protecting anything other than their obscenely paid leaders. http://net-teams.net/nti/Display.cfm/5728 http://net-teams.net/nti/Display.cfm/5728 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:00:47 PST Today, it's difficult to distinguish one financial institution from another as they compete for the ever-growing pool of investment dollars. Insurance companies, now publicly owned, have become am integral part of an industry that seems uninterested in protecting anything other than their obscenely paid leaders. http://net-teams.net/nti/Display.cfm/5729 http://net-teams.net/nti/Display.cfm/5729 Wed, 16 Sep 2015 06:31:30 PST Just what is this total return thing that income portfolio managers like to talk about, and that Wall Street uses as the performance hoop that all Investment Managers have to jump through? Why is it mostly just smoke and mirrors? Here's the formula: http://net-teams.net/nti/Display.cfm/5773 http://net-teams.net/nti/Display.cfm/5773 Fri, 19 Jun 2015 08:35:12 PST Structured settlements represent a stream of payments, often extending twenty years into the future. If you sell this stream, you cannot expect the buyer to pay you the total of these future payments. In fact, you will get much less, depending on the amounts and years involved. Let us look at how the buyer computes the amount to pay you. http://net-teams.net/nti/Display.cfm/5912 http://net-teams.net/nti/Display.cfm/5912 Tue, 12 Jan 2010 09:33:29 PST An individual who receives a large cash award can take the services of a structured settlement company and avail the cash in a variety of ways. The settlement amount is paid by a defendant in litigation and it takes a long time for the beneficiary to acquire the total amount. http://net-teams.net/nti/Display.cfm/5934 http://net-teams.net/nti/Display.cfm/5934 Tue, 12 Jan 2010 09:33:30 PST The first step to selling a structured settlement payment is to have an idea of the amount to be sold and finding a suitable buyer. The internet is the best resource for obtaining quotes and information on buyers. http://net-teams.net/nti/Display.cfm/5972 http://net-teams.net/nti/Display.cfm/5972 Tue, 12 Jan 2010 09:33:33 PST A prospective seller of a structured settlement payment is better served utilizing the services of a structured settlement broker rather than approaching a buyer directly. The same is true for an individual who is about to come into a large sum of money via a structured settlement payment. http://net-teams.net/nti/Display.cfm/5980 http://net-teams.net/nti/Display.cfm/5980 Tue, 12 Jan 2010 09:33:34 PST