Carson’s Home Equity 5-Part Series with Guest Craig Lemoine, CFP®, Ph.D., MRFC
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We’re finishing our Home Equity 5-part series with one of the most important conversations – multigenerational conversations about home equity. They are crucial for retirement planning, so let’s talk about them.
In this episode, Jamie Hopkins, Managing Partner of Wealth Solutions, and Ana Trujillo Limón, Director, Coaching and Advisor Content, speak with Craig Lemoine, CFP®, Ph.D., MRFC, Director of Personal Financial Planning, about the importance of incorporating home equity into retirement planning. Dr. Craig emphasizes the need for open conversations about housing plans, the potential emotional attachment to homes, and the role of financial advisors in facilitating these discussions. He also explores the use of reverse mortgages and home sharing as retirement strategies with a hypothetical scenario highlighting the significance of home equity in financial planning and the potential consequences of neglecting this asset.
Craig discusses:
- Why incorporating home equity into financial planning is important and where advisors are facing hurdles
- Why some parents may feel reluctant to discuss financial worth with their children
- The emotional attachment people have to their homes and its impact on how they see reverse mortgages
- The importance of having multigenerational conversations about the future of the property and housing plans in retirement
- The role financial advisors have in facilitating these conversations
- Alternatives to reverse mortgages, such as home-sharing
- The significance of home equity as America's largest asset and cash outflow
- And more
Resources:
- The Golden Girls
- It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Season 6 Episode 6, Mac’s Mom Burns Her House Down
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About our Guest:
Craig Lemoine is the Director of the Financial Planning Program at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. He serves as an Associate Clinical Professor, teaching courses in risk management, retirement, and financial planning. Craig earned his Ph.D. from Texas Tech University in 2013 and currently holds the Certified Financial Planner ™ and Master Registered Financial Consultant™ designations. Craig currently serves as the Executive Director of the Academy for Home Equity in Financial Planning, vice-chairman of the Master Registered Financial Consultant Board, and is working with his team to develop specialized content in the area of agriculture-focused financial planning. Previously, Craig served on and chaired the CFP® Council of Examination (2009-2014) and was the Executive Director of the Northwestern Mutual Granum Center for Financial at The American College of Financial Services in Bryn Mawr, PA.
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Disclosure:
This episode of Framework was pre-recorded. At the time of recording, Jamie Hopkins was affiliated with CWM, LLC. Jamie Hopkins is not currently registered with or affiliated with CWM, LLC.
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