Structured Settlements

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Members of Congress from across the country, Republicans and Democrats alike, agree that structured settlements provide excellent help for accident survivors. Structured settlements offer guaranteed income that is exempt from federal and state taxes.

Incoming executive director Eric Vaughn shares his views of the structured settlement industry and how the NSSTA can offer greater value to its members.

Famed Nevada defense attorney Steve Jaffe tells why structured settlement consultants can be an important addition to a mediation strategy.

n this weeks edition of Speaking of Settlements, Mark Wahlstrom, the President of Wahlstrom & Associates and the host of The Settlement Channel discusses the recent information that the Obama administration is encouraging the use of annuity contracts or immediate annuities at retirement to provide a greater degree of security as people head toward and enter retirement. Viewers of The Settlement Channel will find this not to be a surprise, but if you want to know more about how firms such as Putnam Investments, researchers at UCLA and governmental advisors are finally coming to the realization that buying an annuity to fund your retirement may be the best option for most Americans, listen to this weeks broadcast. For more go to www.lbnnews.com

In this weeks broadcast on The Legal Broadcast Network, Mark Wahlstrom discusses the improvements in the metlife structured attorney fee, or structure legal fee, program that allows lawyers to use structured settlement annuities to defer taxable income into future years. This long standing and secure method of tax and retirement planning will certain enjoy a resurgence in the coming months and years as attorneys look for options to reduce the tax bite of large fees and to supplement depleted retirement programs. Learn more about the metlife structured legal fee options on this weeks Speaking of Settlements.

Famed trial lawyer Joe Jamail of Houston, TX, a true texas trial lawyer, sits down to discuss the use of structured settlements and why lawyers must offer them to their clients. Too many people learn about structured settlements as a result of shady advertising by factoring firms on TV trying to induce them to cash their payments in. Now you can listen to this legal lesson tell you exactly why lawyers, individuals and judges must use these powerful programs to protect their clients from the …

in South Florida today asked the public to come forward with evidence and information regarding the Scott Rothstein structured settlement fraud, which they now estimate may exceed billion in losses. In a special edition of Voices of the Law, Mark Wahlstrom and Jan Schlichtmann discuss how this fraud has smeared the structured settlement industry by falsely implying that Rothstein was selling or manipulating structured settlements, when in fact it was a standard variety, but grand scale …

Trial Lawyer of the Century Joseph Jamail tells plaintiffs how to protect their financial future. Posted by the National Structured Settlements Trade Assn., www.NSSTA.com

In this weeks edition of Speaking of Settlements, Mark Wahlstrom, President of Wahlstrom and Associates discusses how important cash and guaranteed income have become in the new US economy. With job losses, under employment and shrinking payrolls, coupled with low interest rates and investment uncertainty the structured settlement annuity and it’s tax free income has become an essential planning tool for injury victims and trial lawyers as well.

Mark Wahlstrom, Chairman of The Legal Broadcast Network and President of Wahlstrom of Associates presents his weekly commentary on Speaking of Settlements. This discussion is about the decision facing trial lawyers, plaintiffs and financial advisers as to the best choices for settlement dollars in this frightening market, particularly given the collapse of the mortgage market and it’s impact on all other financial markets. What are the options you have, where should you put your money and …