Not being honest about winning the lottery can have some serious consequences. That doesn’t mean you’ll get in trouble for lying about choosing a lottery annuity settlement over a lottery lump sum payout — it means lying about getting any lottery payments at all! Here are just a few crazy things that have happened to…
If you’re in the business of saving lives, we imagine that keeps your hands pretty full. And yet, whether you’re a busy speech pathologist, a veterinarian, or a swamped hospital manager, there’s a lot more to the medical field than everything you learned in medical school. You have to know how to pay your employees,…
If you’ve recently won a legal settlement or lawsuit, there’s a good chance that you will be receiving this money through structured settlement annuity payments. This means your money won’t be paid out all at once; rather, you’ll receive regular payments over a set period of years. Many people stick with their structured settlements due…
If you are one of the 50% of Americans who play the lottery you have probably heard it all from friends and family before: You have a better chance of getting hit by lighting, twice! You Are wasting your money! No body ever wins! Baring all the objections in mind have you ever thought about…
Congratulations! You just won the lottery! Now you can finally get rid of the debt that has been holding you back from living the life you’ve always imagined. What an incredible feeling. But wait, hold on – you just heard from the lottery officials that you won’t receive those lottery winnings up front, but rather…
Annuity payments are as common as they are controversial. They’re common in the sense that they are used for everything from retirement and life insurance plans to court settlement payouts, but they’re controversial in the sense that the money they store is often inaccessible. An annuity is a financial agreement in which a certain amount…
How would you like to take a vacation? Do you want to go out to a car dealership and pick a brand new car off the lot? Wouldn’t it be great to pay off your student loan or credit card debt in one day? If you are getting payments from a structured settlement or an…
Chances are you’ve heard the term “APR” on credit card commercials, but tons of Americans have no idea what it actually means. So before you refinance mortgage rates or apply for home mortgage interest rates to purchase a home, you should understand what this term really means. APR — Annual Percentage Rate An Annual Percentage…
Many believe that after wining the lottery, the only tough choice you’ll ever have to make again is whether to receive your winnings as a lottery annuity settlement, or as a lottery lump sum payout. That, unfortunately, is not true. There are still many other things that winners need to be cautious of. Here are…
Winning a structured settlement can be a great source of steady, regulated income over the next few decades. These settlements, which are typically awarded in life insurance payouts and employee lawsuits, allow you to get your compensation over time rather than all at once. Yet financial situations change all the time, and what may have…