January 13, 2016 – As a structured settlement expert for nearly twenty-five years, I’ve always been grateful I chose a career path that allows me to help people. Not everyone has that honor or special responsibility. It’s a privilege assisting those who need your help. People whose lives have been turned upside down because of…
January 11, 2016 – I watched the Screen Actors Guild and Golden Globe Awards nominated film The Big Short over the weekend. The movie made me feel anxious all over again. Prior to the Great Recession, investors were accustomed to seeing their account values rise and fall with some degree of regularity when exposed to…
December 31, 2015 – As 2015 draws to a close, we thought we’d take a moment to give you an inside look at what kind of year it’s been here at Finn Financial Group. Finn Financial Group: 2014 Versus 2015 2014 was a very good year. But 2015 was a SENSATIONAL year! By every possible…
New Brochure Added Liberty Life Assurance Company of Boston’s Structured Settlements for Employment Disputes November 4, 2015 – An article published in the National Law Review a little more than a year ago couldn’t be more straightforward: “Employment Related Lawsuits Are on the Rise. Are You Covered?” While we strongly encourage all businesses with employees…
From Our Newsletter: New Brochure Added Pacific Life’s Index-Linked Annuity Payment Adjustment Rider Blending Traditional and Market-Linked Structured Settlements for the Best of Both Worlds October 20, 2015 – We’ll keep this newsletter short since we hope you’ll spend most of your time reading the latest brochure we just received from one of our structured…
September 28, 2015 – If you’ve been sitting around waiting for interest rates to rise in a meaningful way sometime soon, a recent report from the Executive Office of the President of the United States might give you an unhappy pause. Not that a reading of “Long-Term Interest Rates: A Survey,” published July, 2015, predicts…
September 14, 2015 – Even some of the staunchest Beatles fans are surprised to learn that one catchy tune from the Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album about reaching a certain age was one of the first songs Paul McCartney ever wrote, by some accounts as early as age 16 when the band was…
September 10, 2015 – Despite ongoing efforts by many in the financial planning community-at-large to downplay the importance of annuities in helping people address their retirement financing challenges, unbiased research keeps surfacing, leading astute retirees and retirees-to-be to the exact opposite conclusion: Retirement annuities can be very, very good for you! Today, I’m pleased to…
September 3, 2015 – Of the nine categories of fixed annuities tracked by LIMRA Secure Retirement Institute, only one has shown a positive trend over 2014: Structured Settlements. An estimated 46.2 billion dollars’ worth of fixed annuity contracts were issued through the half-way point of 2015 and the data reveal that structured settlements are up…
August 18, 2015 – In furtherance of our ongoing commitment to do our absolute best to help clients navigate the complex and often daunting personal injury pre-and-post-settlement resolution process, I’m proud to announce today that I am officially among the first in the country who can formally lay claim to the title: Master’s Certified Structured…