Most retirees hear the words “reverse mortgage” and immediately think of a last resort — something people use only when they’ve run out of savings and options. But that perception misses one of the most powerful financial planning tools available to homeowners today: the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) line of credit. Used strategically, a…

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Tools for Retirement Planning BETTER PLANNING FOR BETTER RETIREMENT. Reverse Mortgages: Many Users, Many Uses. Tom Davison explains how the Reverse Mortgage is not used for “last resort” any longer, but as a longevity planning tool. Reverse mortgages provide access to cash. Cash is the most flexible financial resource of all. In turn, access to…

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The average Cost of Senior Care. The average cost of senior care. In Alabama homemaker home care senior services and home health aide care services are comparable in price: $3,051 and $3,146, respectively. The cost of senior care adult day health care is the cheapest in the nation at just $596 a month, according to…

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