“It’s ironic that the biggest source of wealth is locked up in bricks & mortar…”
While more financial professionals are embracing the HECM, ironically our cousins across the pond seem to better grasp the concept of home equity management and its role in funding retirement. Is today’s choice of retirement investment vehicles adequate to meet the needs of today’s savers and retirees? Can asset management live up to it’s name without including a retiree’s largest tangible investment?
Hedgeweek is a blog for hedge fund managers and institutional investors…the big players. Moving in the deep waters of asset management, their recent post recognizes challenges similar to those faced by American retirees seeking to fund retirement. Beyond a lack of saving, individual investors are stymied with a choice of investment products that may not meet their needs.
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Perhaps it is laughable to some to even consider hedging against falling home values. After all homes across the nation have appreciated nearly to their pre-housing crash levels. How quickly many homeowners forget the harsh lesson learned in 2009 that what comes up may come down. The truth is beyond being a source of cash flow or a retirement planning option, reverse mortgages can help older homeowners hedge against the risk of falling home values. Even worse, those who wait for their homes to appreciate could end up losing a substantial portion of their borrowing power when interest rates increase.