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Don’t Borrow Blindly! Five Questions About Reverse Mortgages You Need To Ask Before Applying

If you are considering applying for one, there are five questions about reverse mortgages that you really should consider asking before you even apply. Each year, thousands of older Americans apply for a reverse mortgage home loan. They are a viable instrument for tapping into one’s earned home equity and leveraging the capital from it […]

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Losing the Faith: Americans, Even Older Ones, are Turning Away from Religion

Baby Boomers, too, are dropping out I grew up Catholic in a small town in North Central Illinois. Back then, religion was something you inherited from your parents. We went to Catholic school through the eighth grade, dutifully did our Confirmation, and us guys served as altar boys. The same happened with my parents as

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New Technology Can Improve Your Health Care Experience 

Technology improves on a daily basis, and many people take that fact for granted. It’s easy to get caught up in living your life, and when you do, you fail to notice the new improvements that help make your days more fulfilling, healthy and productive. Technology has changed the way we shop, communicate, work, travel

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Patriotic Finger Wagging Is Over-Embellished. Why Paid NFL Military Promotion Doesn’t Matter

With a volunteer military, the United States Department of Defense must think outside of the box to attract new recruits. For decades this has meant spending millions on advertising campaigns that are spread wide and far. This is the heart of the reason why paid NFL military promotion matters little in the scheme of things.

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Divorced? You May Be Able to Tap Your Ex’s Social Security Benefit

If you were married for more than 10 years, here’s how you can claim your Ex’s Social Security benefit. You may not have spoken to your ex-spouse in a decade (and have no interest in doing so!) but, even years after your divorce, you could actually benefit from it financially. And most people don’t even know

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Reverse Mortgage Factsheet: 18 Factoids You Need To Know

The National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association conducted a survey several years ago, interviewing 600 older Americans with reverse mortgages in the U.S. The goal was to create a reverse mortgage factsheet. Here’s what the findings yielded. In a National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association (NRMLA) survey of 600 older Americans who had reverse mortgages, the findings

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