
In the News
Title
WSJ: Reverse Mortgages ‘Buffer’ Against Bear Market Risks
Featured Faculty
Wade D. Pfau
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-7-2016
Abstract
For retirees with substantial wealth invested in stocks, the current bear market is forcing them to think seriously about sequence of returns risk. If retirees fear outliving their assets, but don’t want to delay retirement by working longer, they can protect their investments in a number of ways, including using a reverse mortgage line of credit, according to a recent article from The Wall Street Journal.
Recommended Citation
Oliva, Jason, "WSJ: Reverse Mortgages ‘Buffer’ Against Bear Market Risks" (2016). In the News. 1097.
https://digitalcommons.theamericancollege.edu/news/1097