Retirement in trouble.Read CNBC’s “Your retirement is in trouble … what are you doing about it?” CNBC.com by Darla Mercado | @darla_mercado Americans are losing sleep over their ability to retire, but few are doing anything about it. Those were the findings from a recent retirement confidence survey conducted by the Employee Benefit Research Institute.…

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Jaw-Dropping Stats About the State of Retirement in America Ruslan Guzov / Shutterstock.com Many Americans spend their lives working hard and dreaming of the day they can finally retire. But planning for retirement requires more than dreaming — it means being strategic and focused on saving money, among other things. The average age of retirement for Americans…

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Retirement Funding.  How retired homeowners can avoid running out of money by Jack Guttentag. Daily Herald Chicago, Illinois. The combination of increased longevity and declines in the coverage of defined benefit pension plans means that, increasingly, retirees risk running out of money because they live too long. Reverse Mortgages can supplement income and supplement retirement…

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Retirement Fears. Reverse Mortgage Alabama.com. Running Out of Money, Health Issues Top CPA Clients’ Biggest Retirement Fears by Jason Oliva With an estimated 10,000 Baby Boomers retiring every day and with only little savings, it’s easy to see why running out of money is the greatest fear for American retirees—but it’s not the only thing…

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Retirement Expert Joins Call for Broker-Dealers to Lift Reverse Mortgage Band For the last several years, the reverse mortgage industry has worked hard to build connections with financial retirement experts and educate them about the important role housing wealth can play in retirement income planning. But many reverse professionals say they often hit a roadblock…

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Retirement Debt. Reverse Mortgage Alabama. Estate Planning: Taking Debt into Retirement. Debt can be a strategy, too. Columbus CEO. By Mike Mahoney. I see this more and more with homeowners I work with. The math is simple; lets say you have a $150,000 house with more than 10 years remaining on a $800 a month…

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 Retirement crisis – how to avoid your own Various reports have weighed in on whether America is facing a “retirement crisis.” One study found, for instance, that while just 8.8 percent of people currently age 65 and older are impoverished, 88 percent of Americans still believe the nation faces a retirement crisis. Sources of disagreement include whether…

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Retirement Countdown 5 Year Plan For most of your working life, it wasn’t exactly a pressing concern. You might have pondered it for a few minutes as you skimmed your company’s benefits handout, checking to see if your new glasses were covered or if you’ll be reimbursed for your gym membership. Retirement was more like…

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Retirement confidence in the US tanks by largest margin since the Great Recession Retirement confidence of Americans in having enough money for a comfortable retirement has taken the biggest dive in 15 years, according to a new survey. Just 64% of workers are very or somewhat confident they’ll have enough money to live comfortably in…

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Three ways your house could help you in retirement. CBS Moneywatch  If you’re nearing retirement age and feeling as though your savings may not be quite as hefty as you had hoped, you aren’t alone: Many Americans don’t have enough money saved to retire comfortably by age 65. Most older Americans have more than 50…

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