Legal Settlements
What Now...Series

Money that comes from the settlement of a lawsuit is hardly a joyous windfall. You may not control the events that put you in this position, or the amounts of money in your settlement, but you and only you determine the outcome.

 

Susan Bradley, CFP®

Founder of The Sudden Money Institute

  Your life between the event and the settlement may have been uncertain and confusing; never really knowing how the damage from the event will effect your future or the when and how much of the settlement.

Once the settlement arrives, it is natural to want to put the legal battles behind you and get on with your life, but we have found from experience that the quality of your life after the settlement can be determined by the choices you make now. Each decision and commitment you make has an impact, it takes time to understand how the pieces fit together  and which choices are in your best interest now and for the long term. 

This What Now…. education series is designed to help you prepare your financial and life plan to manage all the decisions that have been on hold for a long time.  It may sound satisfying and fun to put the settlement money into action but the good feelings can soon fade and the money can quickly shrink.

Please watch the Introduction to the Series and the other webcasts by selecting the titles to the left.

Download the Introduction Workbook.