Posted on August 22, 2010, 11:38 am, by admin, under
Seniors.
This is the third part of our new Reverse Mortgage Report series where different seniors share their reverse mortgage experiences with us.Cornelius Foster
Cornelius Foster
I love my wife, home, and have a few close friends from my windshield wiper business. I am fortunate to have wonderful neighbors who are just the same age group [...]
Posted on August 11, 2010, 1:38 pm, by admin, under
Seniors.
This is the second part of our new Reverse Mortgage Report series where different seniors share their reverse mortgage experiences with us.
Corey Holt
After my husband passed away I felt lonely and overwhelmed trying to pull our finances back together in working order. I have always been an independent person, never to depend on others (not [...]
Posted on June 24, 2010, 6:57 pm, by admin, under
Seniors.
This is the first part of our new Reverse Mortgage Report series where different seniors share their reverse mortgage experiences with us.
William Shaw
I retired last summer and I was kinda worried about how I would be able to meet the rising costs of living with my meager pension checks. Luckily my wife and I [...]
Posted on May 9, 2010, 2:16 pm, by admin, under
Seniors.
Here is an interesting Email we got showing how Seniors are now more likely to delay their retirement.
Last night, I was browsing through the internet to seek information about retirement plans. My dad is going to retire in a couple of months, so I was helping him find a good plan. I landed up on [...]
Posted on February 9, 2010, 2:29 pm, by admin, under
Seniors.
Millions of Americans are paying a high price trying to find a safe place to deposit their moneys as banks offer very low interest rates on savings accounts and CDs (certificates of deposit).
The senior citizens and others on fixed incomes have been hard hit and many people are seeing their returns on savings, C.D.’s and [...]
Posted on May 8, 2009, 2:37 am, by admin, under
Seniors.
With the fall of the stock market, the retirement investments of senior Americans fell dramatically. The EBRI (Employee Benefit Research Institute) has calculated that the average 401-K account balance fell by nearly 20% for workers above age 55.
Almost 43% of older workers had said that they had less than $50,000 saved for retirement. With interest [...]
Posted on May 6, 2009, 11:32 am, by admin, under
Seniors.
An increasing number of older Americans are turning to the use of reverse mortgages as a way to increase their cash incomes during retirement, to avoid financial hardships. These figures came into light after the recently released HECM data (Home Equity Conversion Mortgage) from the HUD (Department of Housing and Urban Development).
The data says that [...]
Posted on May 4, 2009, 6:59 pm, by admin, under
Seniors.
Americans spend a huge proportion of dollars every year on senior health care. With a little thought, senior Americans and their families can save quite a lot of money.
Listed below are a few creative ideas on how to save money spent on senior care.
Compare prices
Seniors can compare prices for health care, all online. Home [...]
Posted on March 25, 2009, 6:35 pm, by admin, under
Seniors.
There are some housing-related items in President Obama’s economic stimulus plan, which can potentially help American seniors successfully tackle the tough economic times.
American seniors have been forced to re-evaluate their finances and retirement plans because of the current economic doldrums. Americans above 55 years of age are especially vulnerable to financial pressures and losses because [...]
Posted on March 17, 2009, 6:53 pm, by admin, under
Seniors.
A comfortable retirement can depend hugely on the steps you are taking, during the different life stages. It is not too late to start planning for your retirement, if you have not already started doing so.
When you are at age 20s to 30s, you need to contribute a lot of money to the IRAs, 401-K’s, [...]