Experts have some pressing advice for the lucky winner of the $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot.
lucky — and possess a winning lottery ticket like this week's winner did, experts say there are a number of things you should do to protect yourself.If you're lucky enough to win, experts warn that you should keep your lips sealed tight.
"People will publicly know who you are, family that you know of will come knocking on your door, the IRS and every sort of debtor you owe money to will come knocking. You really want to make sure you're prepared," she added. "Having a trust in place to receive that money, it makes it a lot easier for you to sort of go under the radar and plan better for such a large sum of money and plan better for the use of the money," she said.
"It's quite a bit of money. There's a lot of financial decisions that you're going to be faced with as soon as you win," she added.Decide on taking either the lump sum or installments
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