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  Reverse Mortgages and Retirement Planning: Bridging the Income Gap

  By Robert Bloink, Esq., LL.M., William H. Byrnes, Esq.  |  March 29, 2012

  Reverse mortgages, while often overlooked as a planning tool, are increasingly taking on an important role in effective retirement planning.

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  Recession-Wracked Boomers Seek Reverse Mortgages at Younger Age: MetLife

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  March 15, 2012

  The number of cash-strapped Baby Boomers age 62 to 64 taking out reverse mortgages has tripled since 1999, sharply lowering the average age of potential borrowers, according to a study released Wednesday by the MetLife Mature Market Institute.

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  AARP Sues Fannie Mae, Wells Fargo Over Reverse Mortgages

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  August 5, 2011

  AARP has gone to court for a second time to challenge foreclosures on reverse mortgages in which plaintiffs were not notified and were not offered the option of purchasing the property for 95% of its appraised value.

• Accidents Will Happen!

  By Marie Swift  |  August 1, 2006

  Nobody likes to think about what life would look like should disability strike. But the reality is that one-third of all Americans between the ages...

• Investing in the American Dream

  By Staff Writer  |  April 1, 2005

  My uncle, a dyed-in-the-wool apartment-renting Brooklynite, was arguing with my parents, suggesting they were fools for having bought a house and paying all that money...

• Mortgage Mess

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  March 1, 2004

  Over the past few years, numerous advisors, independent broker/dealers, and brokers have formed relationships with mortgage lenders to help serve their clients better and pull...