You were probably pretty excited when you won your lawsuit or when the lottery numbers showed up on the screen, matching the lottery ticket in your hand. You were excited when you learned the amount of money that was now yours. You agreed to receive structured settlements, monthly payments of your money for your entire […]
What is the definition of an IPO? IPO stands for initial public offerings and is also known as going public. When a company goes public, it sells its first stock shares on the public market. A successful IPO is the first time a company will receive any money from the sale of stock to the […]
If you want to scare people about a particular topic, a long established method has been to use a statistic or large number. Numbers are stark and honest in a way that words are not. That said, did you know that consumers in the United States collectively owe 11.91 trillion in debt? To keep that […]
If you are lucky enough to win a sizable amount of money in one of the many lotto drawings that take place throughout the country, then you have to decide annuity vs lump sum lottery winning payments. However, if you start out with an annuity, you do not have to keep getting lottery payments. When […]
Whether a business is big or small, at the end of the day the money from sales needs to be counted. An employee or the owner of the establishment could be in charge of counting the register, but humans make mistakes. If you want perfect accuracy each and every time, you need a currency counter […]
Many people these days have structured settlements. These can be from lottery winnings, lawsuits or insurance settlements. In 2013, payouts from medical malpractice lawsuits accounted for about $3.6 billion. The average price of an employee lawsuit settlement is $150,000. For a lottery like Mega Millions, with a prize of $50 million, the initial payout is […]
If you’re in possession of an annuity or a structured settlement — whether you won it as lottery winnings, you have an annuity settlement from a lawsuit, or you simply decided to purchase an annuity and you’ve since changed your mind — it might be a good time to consider selling your annuity in exchange […]
Winning the lottery can be a life-changing experience, but unfortunately, many states force winners to accept their money over a long period of time in the form a lottery annuity. Thankfully, lottery winners have the right to sell annuity payments for a huge lump sum and seize control of their financial destiny. Selling lottery payments […]
In a world where the odds are never stacked in your favor, winning the lottery ought to be the challenge. But with so many stipulations, fees, and other factors associated with winning the lottery, the challenge is more akin to survival than anything else. Here are the three stages someone goes through win they win […]
What lessons are you teaching your children? Are you teaching them to look both ways before they cross the street? Teaching them the importance of respecting their elders? Teaching them the discipline of finishing the school work they have to do before they spend leisure time on their electronics? In the midst of all of […]
