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What to do when a parent runs low on money
Caring for an aging parent or loved one is one of the toughest challenges we face. Family caregivers help with shopping, coordinate health care, and manage finances, among other tasks. Caregivers juggle these responsibilities around full-time jobs, raising kids, and running their own household. This takes a toll on one’s...
How Reverse Mortgages Are Putting Shine on the Golden years
There are multiple income streams that seniors can have during retirement. These can include pensions, dividend-yielding stocks, IRAs, 401ks and more. But one of the most overlooked income source? The home. Buying a home is usually the largest single purchase someone makes in their lifetime - which also makes it...
Denver’s Villager Newspaper: Making sense of a reverse mortgage
Denver, CO, July 23, 2014 -- In an interview with The Villager Newspaper, Peter Bell, president of the National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association (NRMLA), explains how reverse mortgages work, what’s new about them, and why people should start looking at their home equity as a financial asset. Says Bell, “The...
Dallas Morning News: Reverse mortgages are becoming a financial planning tool
Dallas, TX, July 16, 2014 -- In his syndicated column in DallasNews.com, personal finance and investments writer Scott Burns writes, “new research indicates that a reverse mortgage can be what they were hoped to be — another tool for managing retirement income and spending.” Read more.        ...
Denver a test market for reverse mortgage rebranding
By Aldo Svaldi The Denver Post, 07/19/2014 Tighter rules on reverse mortgages have reduced their popularity with seniors, something the industry hopes a new ad campaign can change. Denver is one of three markets, along with Philadelphia and Seattle, where the National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association is testing a new...
CBS News: Reverse mortgages may be ready for a revival
CBS MoneyWatch reports that, “reverse mortgages can provide a way for many Americans to fund a comfortable retirement and may grow in popularity as millions of baby boomers enter their golden years.” According to a June 2 article by CBS News writer Aimee Picchi, Bankrate chief financial analyst Greg McBride...