May 24, 2013 – Shortly after I posted my blog on Structured Attorney Fees earlier today, the following MarketWatch article popped up on my in-box: “3 money moves to beat back higher taxes – How to navigate new rules and put more cash in your pocket” Money Move No. 1 from this Dow Jones affiliate…
May 24, 2013 – Message I received earlier this week from a long-time plaintiff attorney client after I assisted him and several of his co-counsel with placing some structured attorney fees: “Thank you, Dan, for being so great to work with the last 20 years.” Talk about a nice way to end your day! Receiving…
May 15, 2013 – A note of appreciation to one of my colleagues in the structured settlements industry and best selling author, Don McNay, for calling my attention to an interesting article appearing in The Lane Report, a periodical focusing on business and economic issues in and around Don’s home state of Kentucky. The article,…
May 15, 2013 – Expect the unexpected. Sage advice generally but a recent Ameriprise Financial Retirement Derailers Survey finds these words of wisdom to be especially true for those with retirement goals in mind. This comes on the heels of another study we referenced in yesterday’s blog, “Peace and the New Retirement Realities,” so we’re…
May 13, 2013 – No sooner does FINRA and the SEC come out with warnings to, for and on behalf of people who might be considering buying and/or selling structured settlements and pensions (see our May 9 blog post) than we read about one state, Massachusetts, looking into practices of nine firms that buy these…
May 9, 2013 – You’ve seen the silly commercials. Your intuition told you there was something wrong, possibly immoral, about a company advertising on TV to buy future income payments from someone in a wheelchair at a very steep discount only to turn around and sell those benefits to others at a hefty profit. You…
From our May 6, 2013 Newsletter: Be sure to read my latest article “Taxable Damage Structured Settlements: Solving the unintentional verdict and settlement unfairness problem caused by Prop 30 and ATRA” appearing in the May, 2013 issue of Advocate: Click [HERE] to read the article online For those outside the area who may be unfamiliar…
May 2, 2013 – When HAIR: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical debuted at The Public Theater in 1967 as the venue’s first-ever production, our country’s social fabric was in the midst of a rinse cycle involving some pretty harsh chemicals. Literally and figuratively. Just twelve years earlier, the most popular album of the time was…
April 23, 2013 – Today’s announcement that Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) will NOT be seeking a seventh term is indeed a “mixed emotions” news item for the structured settlements community. While we all wish our industry’s long time friend the absolute best life has to offer as he retires to the magnificent Big Sky country…
April 22, 2013 – With all apologies to Dean Martin, Tony Bennett and anyone else who ever crooned the old Hague/Horwit standard, it turns out “young” folks aren’t so foolish after all. At least not when it comes to making financial decisions if you believe two recent articles published in InvestmentNews. The first article, “Throw…