You’re Approaching Retirement with Debt
You’re Approaching Retirement and in Debt, Now What? A Study by the Employee Benefit Research Institute indicated that nearly 70% of retirees have debt and nearly 50% of retirees over the age of 75 are still managing debt. by Stuart Welch of Birmingham and Birmingham’s Al.com. Managing cash flow during retirement is tough enough without…
Read MoreBuying Parents House
Is Buying Parents house out of a Reverse Mortgage Considered a Transfer for Medicaid Eligibility Purposes? I have seen too many times where parents put their house into the kids name to try to avoid a 5-7 year look back. I found an article on a new spin that I thought i would share with you.…
Read MoreFinancial Columnist Changes Mind on Reverse Mortgages
Financial Columnist Changes Mind on Reverse Mortgages A financial columnist this week detailed the ways in which his opinion has evolved on reverse mortgages, moving from mild distrust to solid acceptance in certain scenarios. Writing for the San Antonio Express-News, columnist Michael Taylor noted that before digging into the products in response to a reader…
Read MoreAre Reverse Mortgages Unduly Risky
Are Reverse Mortgages Unduly Risky? We are seeing more and more financial planners in Alabama accept Reverse Mortgage help a senior have a better lifestyle. My clients now are usually millionaires. One financial planner told me that FINRA said years ago they approve and I have a fiduciary duty to tell my clients about everything…
Read MoreSigns a Senior Needs Help at home
Signs a Senior Needs Help at Home I have seen the stress working with people to get a Reverse Mortgage to pay for long term care. Now my family is going through it, so this is something that I have unfortunately became an expert in. Admitting the need for help and accepting assistance is not easy…
Read MoreIn Home Care Providers
In Home Care Providers need to know When I go to speak with local In-Home Care Providers, some admitted that a customer ran out of funds too soon frequently. I asked for an appointment to explain the benefits to the Manager, but never received much interest. By the time the family calls me they have…
Read MoreSingle Female Borrowers
Reverse Mortgage Originators See Opportunity with Single Female Borrowers Today personally I have seen grey divorce- this is where seniors decide the cant live together any longer and sometimes the judge order a Reverse Mortgage to help divide property. Another need I see quite a bit is when the couple was making and the man…
Read MoreBankruptcies Skyrocket Among Seniors
Bankruptcies Skyrocket Among Seniors Amid Soaring Health Costs The steady erosion of Medicare and Social Security benefits, the shift away from defined benefit pensions, and rising health care costs have all been blamed for seniors’ financial woes over the last decade. Now a group of researchers has the bankruptcy data to prove it. Since 1991,…
Read MoreUnplug from Caregiving
How to “Unplug” from Caregiving I have worked with more power of attorneys, conservator ships, in home care companies than I could count and I thought I was the expert. Then I was on the other side of the fence, and found out there is so much more than funding in home care. My mom…
Read MoreMillion in retirement savings
Million in Retirement Savings Can Disappear in 11 Years I bring these articles to my blog to hep people understand that a Reverse Mortgage is not a last resort product buy any means. Now economists are trying to find ways to help people make it in to their golden years and even be able to…
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