Tuesday , 5 November 2024

Retirement Planning

Reverse Mortgages: 20 Things You Need To Know

Get a large wad of cash! Never make a mortgage payment again! Stay in your home as long as you want! Sounds like a great deal, right? Well, for some older homeowners, a reverse mortgage can be.  For others, it's more perilous than promising. If you’re considering a reverse mortgage, there’s a lot you need to know before signing on the dotted line.  Here’s 10 things you need to know about reverse mortgages. 

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6 “Retirement Killers” To Avoid For A Stress-free Old Age

...According to the Employee Benefit Research Institute’s 2020 Retirement Confidence Survey, 61% of respondents said that preparing for retirement made them feel stressed. [If that is you then planning for retirement will be much easier if you avoid the following 6 "retirement killers".]

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Living (aka revocable) Trusts: What You Need To Know

Although living trusts can streamline the disposition of your estate, there are plenty of opportunities to make costly missteps, particularly when it comes to transferring your assets to a trust. This article address the ins and outs of setting up a living trust.

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6 Ways To Choose the Right Financial Advisor For YOU

A financial advisor can realize enhanced returns for you over the years and make you feel more at ease about their finances, but only 29% of Americans work with a financial advisor. Research shows that an advisor-managed portfolio [outperforms a self-managed portfolio realizing an 8% annualized growth over a 25-year period, on average, compared to 5% from a self-managed portfolio. bBelow are 6 ways to go about choosing the right one for YOU!

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