Financial Planning and Retirement

June 19, 2018 Financial Planning and Retirement No Comments

Retiring With More Money

As the need for utilizing one’s equity to leverage a retirement fund increases, more seniors will consider using a reverse loan to protect themselves from outliving their savings and running out of money.

Boomers are living longer than previous generations and the number 1 fear for any senior, is that they will not have enough funds saved for the remainder of their lives and what will happen to them if they use up all of their retirement funds and investments?

But the use of a reverse loan can possibly remove that fear and the negative image and myths that have plagued the FHA HECM for many years, are finally changing and are now seen in a positive light.

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More Financial Advisors and CPA’s are recommending to their senior clients that they consider using it to protect their retirement funds from unnecessary draw-downs, taxable consequences and preserve their portfolio.

And now the mortgage is being seen as a creative and beneficial option to allow seniors to continue to live independently in their homes and be free of the stress and worry of running out of money in the future.

With the current concerns about Medicare and Social Security becoming insolvent in the near future and that Medicaid/MediCal will not be able to meet the needs of an aging population, is very scary and depressing and how will seniors be able to live comfortably and have enough money to maintain their lives?

October 3, 2016 Financial Planning and Retirement No Comments

Reverse Loans for Retirement

Well, this is the direction the FHA loan is going as America is staring at a huge domestic crisis, as to how to take care of the aging Baby Boomers.

Most don’t have enough money to retire and live on for the rest of their lives and with the recent positive changes in the FHA HECM Reverse mortgage, it will provide them an additional option to preserve the funds that they do have in any portfolio.

This is the most regulated loan in the Lending industry. Safe, affordable and a realistic option to fund one’s longevity.

Here is the remainder of the article.

New Study Underscores Retirees’ Need for Non-Traditional Funding Sources
Posted By Jason Oliva On June 7, 2016 @ 5:32 pm In News,Retirement,Reverse Mortgage

“Such reluctance can be largely attributed to a lack of education on how to strategically leverage home equity in a retirement income plan, coupled with a lack of understanding for the new consumer protections that have been enacted in recent years.

Of a total of 1,003 people between ages 55-75, roughly 70% failed a retirement income literacy quiz on reverse mortgages administered by The American College earlier this year. While more than half of these retirees and pre-retirees (56%) said they haven’t considered home equity use in retirement, far less (14%) admitted they have considered the idea of using a reverse mortgage to support their retirement.

Despite these attitudes, as longevity is expected to increase, more seniors may find themselves with insufficient savings to sustain their financial needs in retirement. This presents a plausible scenario that could lead to increased demand for reverse mortgages in the future, but it all starts with education.”

If you would like an honest and detailed presentation of the facts about Reverse loans, please contact me.

I will meet with anyone living in the Southern California region.

September 30, 2016 Financial Planning and Retirement No Comments

What About Social Security?

My previous two posts share information from a study that was completed this year by the Harris Poll for Northwestern Mutual to investigate how many Americans will be prepared to retire and what are their concerns about the possibility of outliving their funds?

Social Security provides an iota of money each month to seniors but certainly not enough to pay ongoing cost of living expenses, medical expenses or caregiving costs and if the senior doesn’t have a pension or other funds to use, what are they going to do?

New Study Underscores Retirees’ Need for Non-Traditional Funding Sources
Posted By Jason Oliva On June 7, 2016 @ 5:32 pm In News,Retirement,Reverse Mortgage

“Non-retirees also plan to rely upon Social Security less than their retired counterparts, with 35% of non-retired Americans expecting this benefit will be their sole or primary source of retirement income, compared to 49% of current retirees.

Social Security is often one of the main sources of income for people over age 65. But this stalwart asset, which has long been considered one of the three legs of the traditional retirement stool, may soon face depletion by 2034, according to the Security Board of Trustees for the Social Security Administration in a report submitted to Congress last summer.

But while there has been some talk that reverse mortgages could support the traditional retirement stool, joining Social Security and personal savings as defined benefit pensions become increasingly less common, the acceptance of using housing wealth as a retirement funding source is hobbled by a widespread apprehension to borrow against home equity.”

American seniors currently retain over 12 trillion dollars in home equity and honestly? In spite of the fear and misunderstanding of the Reverse loan, it will come to the rescue for many seniors and their families.

They are now affordable, even a No Costs version is available, non taxable because it’s not income, they continue to own their home, it never goes to the “Bank” and its very, very safe.

But then again, I am a Reverse Loan Consultant…..

September 28, 2016 Financial Planning and Retirement No Comments

Will I Outlive My Retirement Money?

Well, many Americans are very concerned about this probability because they simply don’t have a retirement plan or never bothered to set one up for themselves and now they are facing a scary future where they may not have enough money to sustain their lives.

The 2016 study that was done by the Harris Pole for Northwestern Mutual took a very serious look at the pending domestic crisis America is facing and not surprisingly, those who are approaching retirement ( If they can retire) and those that have already retired, are worried about running out of money.

In a previous post, I shared the first part of an article that discusses this study and due to it’s length I will share part of it in this post, with the rest of it to follow.

New Study Underscores Retirees’ Need for Non-Traditional Funding Sources
Posted By Jason Oliva On June 7, 2016 @ 5:32 pm In News,Retirement,Reverse Mortgage

“Life expediencies continue to climb and that’s a good thing, however, Americans are increasingly less confident that their savings will last through retirement. Roughly two-thirds of survey respondents believe there is a chance they will outlive their savings, with 34% of this bunch saying the likelihood of this happening is 51% or better.

“The prospect of an extended retirement in an environment of diminishing safety nets makes it even more essential that your financial plan is flexible enough to stretch as long as needed,” said Rebekah Barsch, vice president of planning for Northwester Mutual, in a written statement.

The 2016 study results not only highlight the vast unpreparedness of American adults, but also underscores the need to look beyond traditional funding streams like Social Security to bolster retirement savings.”

Of course, as a Reverse Loan Consultant I know how valuable the FHA loan program is for preserving wealth and providing emotional security, but that is another topic.

People need to simply become educated about their benefits and why they should consider using them as part of a retirement plan.

September 26, 2016 Financial Planning and Retirement No Comments

Are You Ready to Retire?

Various studies of Americans saving habits for retirement have been under review for quite some time and the consensus is that most Americans are underfunded in their retirement plans and most people are very concerned about outliving their savings.

Moving forward in the coming years, more seniors will seriously consider using a Reverse loan to stop the bleeding from their savings and leverage what they do happen to have, to last longer than the typical projection that a Financial Advisor may provide to their clients.

A study that was completed this year looked in depth at what Americans are doing do save for the future, found that most are unprepared to retire and other dire concerns the will effect their ability to live comfortably.

Here is the first part of an article discussing this very serious, domestic situation that will have huge impacts on our seniors in the future.

New Study Underscores Retirees’ Need for Non-Traditional Funding Sources
Posted By Jason Oliva On June 7, 2016 @ 5:32 pm In News,Retirement,Reverse Mortgage

“As increasing longevity continues to stretch personal savings thin, a recent study suggests Americans will need to look beyond traditional funding sources if they want their retirement to last for the long haul.

Americans are living longer than ever before, yet many are still not taking the necessary steps to financially plan for their future, according to the 2016 Northwestern Mutual Planning & Progress Study. Out of more than 2,000 people aged 18 or older, only 21% say they have increased their savings in efforts to prepare for retirement, whereas 44% report having taken no steps at all.

The 2016 study, which Harris Poll conducted on behalf of Northwestern Mutual, explores the state of financial planning in the U.S. today, providing insights into the money behaviors and priorities of American adults.”

Due to the length of this article I will follow up with additional posts, sharing it in it’s entirety.