How to decide when to take out a home mortgage and whether to pay it off early. How reverse mortgages can be a helpful retirement tool. Topics covered include: Why it is more difficult to get a mortgage todayHow federal government mortgage guarantees lead to lower mortgage ratesHow to analyze whether to pay off your mortgage earlyThe differences between personal risk, market risk, and aspirational riskHow reverse mortgages work and how they can be useful as a retirement income toolWhat are the costs of reverse mortgages Become a Subscriber and listen to the episode ad-free on Spotify or your preferred podcasting app. Only $4.99 per month. Subscribe here. Thanks to IPVanish and Raycon for sponsoring the episode. For more information on this episode click here. Show Notes Quarterly Report on Household Debt and Credit 2021 Q1—Federal Reserve Bank of New York Selling Guide: Lender Letter LL-2021-03, Impact of COVID-19 on Originations (03/11/2021)—Fannie Mae0 Overreliance on Fannie and Freddie Violates Their Federal Charters by Norbert J. Michel, Ph.D.—The Heritage Foundation Mortgage Debt and Asset Allocation, Video by Ben Felix Plus Episode 329: Robinhood, Mortgages and ETF Transparency—Money For The Rest of Us Beyond Markowitz: A Comprehensive Wealth Allocation Framework for Individual Investors by Ashvin B. Chhabra How the HECM Program Works—U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Incorporating Home Equity into a Retirement Income Strategy by Wade D. Pfau Related Episodes 44: Should You Pay Off Your Mortgage? 238: The U.S. Is More Socialist Than Denmark Regarding Home Mortgages 317: How To Buy In A Hot Housing Market See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

What are the risks and opportunities of investing in frontier equity markets? Topics covered include: What are the criteria used to determine whether a country's stock market is considered a frontier, emerging, or developed marketWhy some countries aren't included in any MSCI stock indexHow large are frontier markets in terms of population, economic output, and equity marketsHow frontier market's favorable demographic profile make them attractive, but might not lead to higher investment returnsWhat are the risks of investing in frontier marketsHow expensive or cheap are frontier marketsWhat have been frontier market's historical returns, volatility, and maximum drawdownsWhat are ways to invest in frontier markets Become a Subscriber and listen to the episode ad-free on Spotify or your preferred podcasting app. Only $4.99 per month plus tax. Subscribe here. Thanks to Mint Mobile and LinkedIn for sponsoring the episode. For more information on this episode click here. Show Notes MSCI Market Classification MSCI 2020 Market Classification Review Kuwait’s Move from Frontier to Emerging Market—MSCI Frontier markets Longer Term Investments (LTI) by Corinne de Boursetty—UBS (PDF download) Frontier Markets: A Comparative Analysis by Cliff Quisenberry—Investment & Wealth Institute Urbanisation and Economic Growth: The Arguments and Evidence for Africa and Asia by Ivan Turok and Gordon McGranahan Why globalists and frontier-market investors love Vietnam—The Economist The Effects of Board Structure on Corporate Performance: Evidence from East African Frontier Markets by Yilmaz Guney, Ahmet Karpuz, and Gabriel Komba Related Episodes 233: Is An Emerging Markets Crisis Imminent? 328: Are You Underweight Chinese Stocks? Pros and Cons of Investing in China 341: How to Overcome Investing Fears See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.