Planning for Retirement

Planning for Retirement Social Security Resource Center Savings & Planning Planning for Retirement. Survey: Paying Off Debt Is Higher Priority Than Retirement Funding AARP, Ad Council release new campaign to spur increased savings. Saving for retirement takes a back seat to paying off significant debt for Americans ages 40 to 59, according to a recent…

Active 55+ Communities Active 55+ Communities Present Growing Reverse Mortgage Opportunity. We know of many in Birmingham that people are using a Reverse Mortgage (HECM) Purchase to buy. I believe this to be a big way to save retirement funds from the sale of the last home. Lifestyle communities for residents over the age of 55…

A Mortgage That Pays You. Your parents have spent years faithfully making monthly mortgage payments. Maybe it’s time to let that hard-earned equity give them cash in their bank account. I found this explanation in the Family Circle and thought to myself ” I continue to bring people Reverse Mortgage news, but usually it’s from…

Nearly a Third of Retirees Would Prefer to Live Somewhere Else When asked directly if they would choose to live where they currently reside in retirement if given the option to choose again, nearly a third of respondents said “no” in a survey conducted primarily with people aged in their 70’s or above. The survey,…

My nursing home horror story In my line of work, I have seen and heard many nursing home stories. I have a lot of experience helping families use a Reverse Mortgage to supplement the cost of long term care or nursing home care. My recent experience is more disturbing that anything I had previously heard.…

Long Term Care Insurance Grows More Difficult for Seniors to Fund Financial PLanners and Elder Care Attorneys are recommending Reverse Mortgages (HECM) to help seniors have enough funds to retire or put the money in a line of credit and let grow until their client has medical needs. Options for long-term care (LTC) insurance are diminishing…

Financial Planners Warm to Reverse Mortgages, Though There’s Still Work to Do Although there are still issues in the general reputation of reverse mortgage product offerings, more financial advisors and planners have shown signs of warming up to the product and how it could help their clients to fund retirement. This is according to a…

Late Life Retirement Risks Retirees are prone to disruptive late-life financial risks as life expectancy grows, including widowhood, financial mistakes attributed to a decline in cognitive abilities and high out-of-pocket healthcare expenses. This, according to a new brief released by the Center for Retirement Research (CRR) at Boston College. While currently-available research literature indicates that…

Financial Advisors View Changing Slowly about Reverse Mortgages being a longevity tool. Reverse Mortgages Seen By Advisors As Option Of Last Resort Time was, reverse mortgages were anathema to financial advisors. One big reason was self-serving: Since the loans provide an income stream, they meant less client money for advisors to manage—and from which to…