April 1, 2014 – Five years ago, in the midst of the greatest economic calamity in more than three-quarters of a century, Finn Financial Group opened its doors for business with a pledge to help others “achieve maximum financial success and security through the effective use of structured settlements and other specialty annuity products and…
March 25, 2014 – With the reality of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 now coming into focus, families and friends of those lost on that ill-fated flight will begin the long, personal and very painful journey of grief processing. Nothing prepares anyone for the sudden loss of a loved one. There are no classes, no books,…
Reprinted from our March 5, 2014 newsletter: Structured Settlements Changing Lives Looking for proof that structured settlements change lives? Then please take a few minutes to watch this short video of Robin, a woman whose touching first person account of her journey following the untimely death of her husband underscores why so many people –…
February 28, 2014 – For years, many “experts” in the financial advice-giving business have cautioned clients to shy away from annuities when it comes time to getting serious about retirement planning. Setting aside the possibility that this bias against annuities may have more to do with lack of education or a personal financial self-interest that…
February 9, 2014 – I don’t remember when I actually heard my first Beatles song but I distinctly remember the anticipation leading up to their February 9, 1964 debut on “The Ed Sullivan Show.” I was eight years old and hadn’t been this excited since the year before when I learned that cigar-smoking chimpanzees were…
February 7, 2014 – You don’t have to look too hard to find stories about people who are worse off because they completely undervalued the concept of planning for the future. People who choose today at the expense of tomorrow. I’m talking about people who opt for a lump sum of cash instead of the…
January 21, 2014 – We’re used to reading about Warren Buffett’s sensible, folksy investing philosophy that has made him one of the world’s all-time most successful – and richest – financiers. But who knew he was such a sports wagering junkie? And we’re not talking about the few dollars or bragging rights most of us…
January 16, 2014 – There’s no shortage of stories about people blowing large sums of money in a short period of time with little or nothing to show for it. Professional athletes. Rock stars. Movie stars. Everyday people. While the high profile celebrity-types (who people generally don’t feel sorry for) are the ones who usually…
January 8, 2014 – Most people who accept structured settlements when settling their personal, physical injury claims are not repeat customers. After all, most people never file significant injury claims in the first place let alone doing so on multiple occasions. And since our involvement with a client typically ends once a policy is issued…
January 7, 2014 – Some seemingly sensible retirement planning ideas just don’t hold water when scrutinized. Take Jane Bryant Quinn’s article, “Don’t Be Too Cautious,” appearing in this month’s AARP Bulletin for instance. While the underlying premise of her article – allocating one’s retirement funds into a series of “buckets” designed to maximize retirement cash…