Tools and resources for a better,
more financially secure retirement.
We understand that planning to secure your financial future can be overwhelming, which is why we’ve simplified things for you. Browse through our articles to better understand the importance of home equity as part of a comprehensive retirement strategy, how different options work, and the various ways you can access your equity for a more secure future.
Borrower Stories: Lester and Regina A.
Singer, songwriter, musician, and producer Lester Abrams has played with such musical legends as B.B. King, Stevie Wonder, Quincy Jones, The Average White Band, and The Doobie Brothers. In 1978, he and The Doobie Brothers’ Michael McDonald co-wrote the Grammy-nominated “Minute by Minute,” a soulful single that ironically lost out to Song and Record of […]
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Borrower Stories: Janet and John P.
How Two U.S. Army Vets Used a Reverse Mortgage to Get Over the Hump As you read this amazing story, you may think it’s too good to be true. Take a little trip with us before you decide. John, from Wisconsin, and Janet, from Virginia, somehow found their way to Wyoming after each served eight […]
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Borrower Stories: Anne O.
Anne O. broke glass ceilings before the term was even invented. When she casually drops names of some of the most iconic advertising firms in the annals of advertising history — like Doyle Dane Bernbach, McCann Erickson and Young & Rubicam — it’s not to impress, but rather to address that period of life when […]
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Borrower Stories: Nancy K.
On the second day after returning to work this summer as a paraeducator for special-needs high school students, Nancy K. fractured her knee, sidelining her in her Ontario, Calif., home. For approximately the next four months, the time and energy she normally spent pouring into her students and creating a positive learning environment for them […]
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10 Useful, Thoughtful Gifts for Older Seniors
Gifts Senior Citizens Will Actually Appreciate Delivering the perfect gift is never easy but hitting the mark for older senior citizens can be especially challenging. If they humbly tell you they have everything or don’t need anything, take a closer look. Everyone wants to be acknowledged and made to feel special, and nothing communicates that […]
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10 Best Outdoor and Indoor Home Maintenance Tips for Fall
Fall is that transformative time of year when you pull out your favorite scarf and sweater, don your coziest socks, and renew your passions for pumpkin carving and apple picking. It’s also the time to prepare your home for the harsher winter weather ahead. By checking off key items on your fall to-do list now, […]
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How A Reverse Mortgage Could Help You Retire Better
Imagine waking up in retirement to find you no longer have a mortgage and there’s $50,000, $100,000, or $250,000 more in your bank account than you expected. This scenario isn’t just a castle in the sky. In fact, it plays out every day. The way it happens is with a reverse mortgage, and more than […]
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15 Money-Saving Tips for Slashing Your Summer Energy Bills
Ah, summer: cookouts, camping, outdoor concerts, and a break from high energy bills, right? Not exactly. Record-setting temperatures throughout the United States and Canada this summer are sending even the most frugal consumer to their nearest air conditioner, never mind the cost. With climate change bringing more frequent heat waves, taming summer energy costs is […]
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10 Facts About Reverse Mortgages That People Tend to Overlook
Until you were eligible for Social Security and Medicare, or approaching the age when you would be, you may not have known exactly how these two pillars of retirement worked. You may not have understood, for example, that Medicare isn’t free or that for every year that you delay taking Social Security past full retirement […]
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Are Heirs Responsible for HECM Reverse Mortgage Loan Debt?
If you are the heir of a Home Equity Conversion Mortgage borrower who has passed away, you are not personally responsible for paying off the debt, but you are in a position to decide how the debt is paid. You have several options and should select the one best for your situation. Here are the […]
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