Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2005 14:47:50 CST
From: "bo peep" 
Newsgroups: misc.invest.financial-plan
Subject: Re: Lifetime annuity re-sold for lump sum?
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It looks like nobody has actually *answered* your question...

Here are some companies that will purchase your friend's payment flow
in exchange for a single lump sum payment:

http://www.askburris.com/cgi-bin/smartsearch/smartsearch.cgi?keywords=structured+settlements

John Cowart