by Mark Schumacher, Home Equity Retirement Specialist, Security One Lending In 1989 the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) insured their first… Read more »
Category: Financial Services Articles
Top 5 Most Common Myths on Law and Aging
by Alyson C. Fudge 1. I have a will, so my estate will not go through probate. The whole purpose of a… Read more »
Scam Artists Prey on Seniors Using a Variety of Tactics
by Vee Daniel, President and CEO, Better Business Bureau of the Upstate From charity scams to grandparent scams, there are… Read more »
Key Discussions Families Don’t Have
by Loretta Hartzell Nearly three-quarters of people wouldn’t know what to do if they found out a family member needed long… Read more »
Could You be Missing Out on Veteran’s Benefits?
When seniors and baby boomers begin making decisions once their current home becomes a burden, often the amount of money available… Read more »
Spotting Medicare Fraud
By Vee Daniel, President/CEO, Better Business Bureau of the Upstate It was a perfect storm. The launch of the Affordable… Read more »
Building a Strategy for Long Term Care: Plan Today so You are Prepared for Tomorrow
By Loretta Hartzell Consider: 70 percent of Americans 65 and over will require some form of long term care (LTC)… Read more »
How to Finance Assisted Living Costs
By Laura Beth Cobb, Regional Director of Sales and Marketing – Emeritus Senior Living As baby boomers age and continue… Read more »
Understanding Home Equity Conversion Mortgages
The reverse mortgage program has been around for many years. In 1989 HUD (the Department of Housing and Urban Development)… Read more »
A Profile of Older Americans: 2010
Highlights • The older population (65+) numbered 39.6 million in 2009, an increase of 4.3 million or 12.5% since 1999• The… Read more »
