Structured Settlements: A Guide For Prospective Sellers
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If you are considering the sale of a structured settlement annuity, it's important to stay informed and up to date in order to find the right buyer and get the best value for your settlement. The experts at Structured Settlement Quotes will guide you through the entire process, including:
- Understanding Your Settlement and the Settlement Market
- How Settlements are Valued
- Your Rights as a Seller
- Required Documents and Disclosures
- Going to Court: What to Expect
- Building Your Personal Financial Health
This guide is presented by the team at Structured Settlement Quotes, a leader in the settlement industry with a history of service including over 30,000 annuitants since 2006.
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Structured Settlements:
A Guide For Prospective Sellers
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Table of Contents
Introduction
The Marshmallow Experiment: A Parable
The Purpose of This Guide
About The Authors
Chapter 1: Understanding Your Settlement
The Circumstances: Why Settlements Are Awarded
What is a Structured Settlement?
The Terms of Your Settlement and What They Mean
Tax Rules for Settlements
Settlements and Bankruptcy
A Note on Workers’ Compensation
Chapter 2: The Decision to Sell
Motivating Factors: The Best (and Worst) Reasons to Sell
Understanding the Settlement Market: The Buyers, The Sellers and You
Interest Rates, Yields and Valuations
Your Rights as a Seller
Finding the Right Buyer
Chapter 3: The Sale Process
Getting Your Quote
Required Documents and Due Diligence
Identification, Personal Documents and Information Security
Timelines and the Cash Now
Myth
The Contract
Chapter 4: Going To Court
Why Do Settlement Sellers Need To Go To Court?
When Will I Receive My Court Date?
The Court Date: Responsibilities and What To Expect
Possible Reasons For Dismissal
The Verdict: Next Steps
Chapter 5: Conclusions and Moving Forward
The Windfall Factor
What To Do If A Settlement Sale Is Denied
The Importance of Financial Literacy and Planning
Building Wealth and Avoiding Debt
A Note on Bank Loans
Conclusion
Introduction
Marshmallows, Money and a Parable
In the 1960s, Stanford psychology professors Walter Mischell and Ebbe Ebbesen conducted a famous experiment investigating the long term psychological effects of tolerance for delayed gratification in small children. Each child was given the choice to either eat a marshmallow they were offered right away, or wait a short while and receive an additional reward of more marshmallows. The research, and studies following it, found that children willing to wait longer for rewards tended toward better life outcomes
as measured by a variety of fundamental tests such as SAT scores. Unwittingly, Mischell and Ebbesen may have also created a valuable analogy with which to understand a fundamental aspect of the insurance industry.
The Purpose of this Guide
If someone is injured in an accident, is it better to pay them a large sum right away, or to divide that sum into a long stream of smaller payments lasting many years or even decades? Most modern insurers have become accustomed to the latter practice, which is commonly referred to as a structured settlement.
The goal of a structured settlement is to make it easier for accident victims to manage their finances in the long term as they recover and return to normal life. However, a great many people need to put their immediate financial needs first.
This is why you’re here: you may be considering the sale of part of a structured settlement in exchange for an immediate payment. You may have lots of questions, and that’s perfectly normal. In this guide, you will