Reverse Mortgages for Boomers and Seniors: 7 Misconceptions Debunked
By Tony Antonopoulos, Reverse Mortgage Coach There is very little argument that reverse mortgages are helping older Americans achieve greater financial security. Ask any reverse mortgage borrower and they will most likely tell you they were treated professionally by their reverse mortgage specialist and that their reverse mortgage has given them peace of mind notwithstanding [...]
Who Says Retirees Must Relocate?
By Robert K. Otterbourg At age 22, the challenge was to have a Saturday night date. Ten years later, now married and with a child or two, the discussion switched to the selection of a nursery school. Fast forward through the life cycle, and the conversation switches once again. The bug to change homes Now, [...]
How Not to Retire Alone.
By Matthew Hutcheson Single and Retiring? 5 Steps to an Exciting Transition There are two challenging life circumstances that require dealing with head-on. The first is getting ready to retire. The second is not having anyone with whom to spend your retirement! So what is a single, 60-something to do? Here are give simple ideas [...]
Retire in a Fly-in-Fly-Out Community
Jan Cullinane A chicken in every pot…a plane (?) in every garage. You may be familiar with Herbert Hoover’s actual 1928 Presidential campaign slogan (“A chicken in every pot and a car in every garage”), but who would have thought a variation of it would apply to approximately 500 communities in the United States today? [...]
RV ‘Fulltiming’: 9 Things You Must Consider
By Jill Ferrer Purists may define fulltiming in a strict sense: meaning no house, condo, RV lot or any other physical roost in which to return. Others allow that if someone is living and traveling in their RV most of the year, they are fulltimers. Like most RVers, we don’t get too fussy about the [...]
Heterosexual Women Friends Aging and Living Together
By Gary Geyer It started happening around the time of ‘Kate & Allie’ and ‘The Golden Girls.’ The reason, “being there for each other.” It’s not sweeping the nation just yet, but the idea is gaining momentum. Sociologists and demographers have noted the growing interest of baby boomer and senior women to team up and [...]
To Relocate or Not to Relocate: Take this Quiz
By Jan Culinane Should you consider moving when you retire? According to a 20 recent Pulte survey, more than half of boomers plan to pick up stakes when they retire. Will you be one of them? 1. Do you have a significant other? a. Yes b. No 2. How is your physical health? a. Never [...]
Six Secrets for a Successful Retirement
By Jan Cullinane Retirement (n): removal or withdrawal from service, office, or business; withdrawal into privacy or seclusion. WRONG! With apologies to Webster’s Dictionary, this is no longer your father’s (or mother’s) retirement. Today’s retirees, and those approaching retirement, differ from their parents in a number of important ways. Baby boomers (those born between 1946 [...]
How to Decide Where to Relocate
By Jan Cullinane Let’s assume you’re among the 50% of Boomers who say they are considering relocating after they retire. Of course, there really is no perfect place, but there are likely many locations that will mesh with your priorities. Remember, too, that moving doesn’t have to be a permanent decision – you may decide [...]
How Much Money Do You Need To Retire?
By Jan Cullinane How do you make your money last as long as you do? Ah, if it were only as easy as throwing out a number – actually, about $10 million would probably do nicely. But, since most of us won’t be in the position to have that kind of nest egg, how do [...]
Why not Retire and Continue Working?
By Jan Cullinane Will you work after leaving your primary career? If the answer is yes, you will be in good company – an AARP survey reports that 80% of boomers plan to work full or part time after retirement. Finances are the biggest reason, but over one-third of those surveyed cited enjoyment of work [...]
