A reverse mortgage or bankruptcy are two options available to the elderly with high debt. How to find your way out of difficult financial circumstances. by Liz Weston question and answers. Dear Liz: I desperately need your help! My husband, who is 91, is in the early stages of dementia. I just turned 88 and…

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Reverse mortgage market has been “cleaned up,” say financial advisors. Innovative approaches to protecting retiree portfolios. CNBC Investor tool kit. Novel approaches include structured notes and no-load modified endowment contracts. No-load modified endowment contracts provide certain minimum guarantees. Deborah Nason | @dnason Once you’ve stopped working, what steps can be taken to protect your retirement…

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PBS TV on Reverse Mortgages. PBS Program Takes Deep Dive into Reverse Mortgages. A nationally syndicated PBS personal finance program dedicated a solid chunk of a recent episode to the new academic thinking around reverse mortgages and retirement. Jamie Hopkins, an associate professor of taxation at the American College of Financial Services in Bryn Mawr,…

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