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Think Retirement is Out of Reach? Think Again
Put worry from financial uncertainty aside. If you haven’t made a strong financial plan for your retirement, one that completely covers your needs and one that you understand, retirement becomes something to fear instead of something to look forward to. Ease worry and anxiety about financial uncertainties or gaps in...
Help Your Clients Visualize Their Future Financial Freedom with FAR’s Reverse Illustrator
When envisioning a financially secure retirement, people typically don’t consider a reverse mortgage in their planning process. Despite the fact that a reverse mortgage can add options and flexibility to their retirement funding strategy, people are still skeptical about its true benefits. For this reason, FAR developed a robust reverse...
Continue to Enjoy Your Lifestyle Through Retirement
Enjoying your lifestyle through retirement is the key to vital and healthy aging. When we are given more free time than we know how to use, we can develop sedentary habits that can cause mental and physical health issues down the line. This factor can be exasperated by not having...
How a HECM May Help Retirement Shortfalls
Reaching a financially secure retirement in today’s economy can be challenging. Many couples imagined they could rely on their 401(K) savings and along with a spouse’s retirement portfolio, they hoped to be able to delay claiming Social Security until they can could maximize benefits. According to the Motley Fool’s columnist...
How to Potentially Protect Your Client’s Portfolio with a Reverse Mortgage
“Using reverse mortgages as portfolio buffers and emergency reserve funds will help protect against the premature eroding of portfolio assets because of poor timing.”1 There are many ways a reverse mortgage can be used as a practical way to benefit your clients’ portfolios. If used strategically, they can even see...
Navigating the Reverse Mortgage Financial Assessment
Every reverse mortgage applicant is required to undergo a financial assessment as part of the application process. This important step, required by law, is designed to protect the borrower and ensure they have the financial means to meet the loan's requirements. The assessment was designed to decrease the number of...