We’re Not In Bedrock and You’re Not with ‘The Flintstones’
By Dennis Sullivan & Associates, Counselors at Law
You may recall the popular television show of the 1960’s “The Flintstones” who lived in the town...
Reverse mortgages – What’s the process?
By Alain Valles, CRMP, CSA, MS, MBA
Too many ads and TV commercials only highlight the benefits of reverse mortgages, and are silent about the...
Reverse mortgages and retirement risks
If you’re approaching retirement or hopefully enjoying retirement, there may be a nagging concern of have you done everything possible to minimize your financial risks? Whether you have professional advisors, do your own planning - or perhaps worse, ignore the entire topic - below are economic areas that can affect your quality of life once you stop working:
Could a market decline help your 401(k)?
Money managers say take a breath — downturns could offer opportunities to strengthen your retirement savings for the long run.
Understanding Homestead protection: How it protects you
If you own your own home and believe that it is protected because you have a Declaration of Homestead it is important that you and your loved ones fully understand the law.
Reverse mortgages. The magic wand?
By Alain Valles, CRMP, MBA, CSA
Managing Director
Helping Hands Community Partners, Inc.
How will you pay for retirement? If you are over 61-years-old, own a home...
Combatting financial abuse
Just because the elder’s decision seems bad, doesn’t make it (the financial proposal) wrong or exploitative.
How are you doing? – A reverse mortgage may allow you to do better
By Alain Valles, CSA, MS, MBA, Powerhouse Funding Corp.
When asked “How are you doing?” do you answer truthfully?
I hope you are doing fine health-wise,...
Five things to know about Social Security
By Mike Festa, AARP Massachusetts State Director
Social Security is your money — you earned it through a lifetime of hard work. And like most...
7 things worth knowing about reward credit cards
Card issuers have been dangling rich offers of points, miles and cash back for the past year and a half or so in the quest to improve revenue and profit.