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Using Housing Wealth to Facilitate Asset Division in “Silver Divorce” 1 Credit

Feb 20, 2024, 04:00 PM ET

Using Housing Wealth to Facilitate Asset Division in “Silver Divorce” 1 Credit

  • Barry Sacks

    J.D., Ph.D.
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    January, 2024
  • Subject Area

    Finance

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Feb 20, 2024, 04:00 PM ET

Learning Objective

  • To illustrate the variety of plans to make a more informed decision about retirement.
  • To identify the plan or plans that make the most financial sense for your clients.
  • To recognize the “hidden” thoughts of the client to help make an easier decision.
  • To compare and contrast a variety of communication techniques for less resistance.
  • To illustrate value so that your client and you develop the proper trust and rapport for a lifetime of client service

Course Overview

Divorce or the death of a spouse can turn the best-laid financial plans upside down. An income stream dries up; assets may be divided; in short, where life had a feeling of certainty, you may now be standing on shifting ground. Whatever the circumstances, if you haven't been closely involved in investing or other big-picture financial decisions, taking the lead on money matters can seem daunting.

To be sure, gender roles are evolving, and women are increasingly active in financial planning. But even so, women who outlive their husbands, or who experience a so-called silver divorce sometimes after decades of marriage—can be caught off guard by the magnitude of the decisions they must make alone, not least those concerning their home.

The primary issue in “Silver Divorce” (divorce after age 55) is the division of assets. By that age, typically, the couple has accumulated some assets, and the children, if any, have grown up and become independent. At the same time, retirement is approaching or has already arrived (generally with a significant reduction in income). The couple’s housing wealth used strategically can greatly assist in the division of their assets, and can also diminish the risk of cash flow exhaustion during retirement.

Join this CPE Finance webinar that explains how housing wealth can be used to facilitate asset division in “Silver Divorce” with quantitative examples.

This course covers the following Major Topics: 

  • Current Societal Context 
  • Two Important Economic Factors Relevant to “Silver Divorce” 
  • The Role of Reverse Mortgages 
  • WHAT’S NEXT 
  • TAX CONSIDERATIONS 
  • And now for something completely different 
  • Special Risks of Silver Divorce 
  • Taking the unsafe approach 
  • Cash flow survival probability 
  • Misconceptions:
  • HECM: Introduction
  • What About Situations with Higher Value Homes?
  • Power of Attorney
  • Guardianship or Conservatorships

On Demand Credits for All Qualifications

Live Webinar Credits for All Qualifications

License details Credits Status
Finance for Certified Public Accountants (CPA-US) 1 CPE Approved
Special situations (Housing, Divorce, Household employees) for Personal Financial Specialist (PFS) 1 CPD Eligible
Finance for Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) 1 PL Eligible
Finance for Delaware Licensed Public Accountant (DE-LPA) 1 CPE Eligible
Financial Planning for Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC) 1 CE Eligible
Financial Planning for Certified Wealth Strategist (CWS) 1 CE Eligible
Trust and Estate Practitioners (TEP) 1 CPD Eligible
Financial Planning for Certified Fiduciary and Investment Risk Specialist (CFIRS) 1 CE Eligible
Financial Planning for Retirement Income Certified Professional (RICP) 1 CE Eligible
Financial Planning for Wealth Management Certified Professional (WMCP) 1 CE Eligible
Financial Planning for Financial Services Certified Professional (FSCP) 1 CE Eligible
Divorce Topics for Certified Divorce Financial Analyst (CDFA) (Valid upto : Aug 25, 2025) 1 CE Approved
Finance for Iowa Licensed Public Accountant (IA-LPA) 1 CPE Eligible
Finance for Maine Licensed Public Accountant (ME-LPA) 1 CPE Eligible
Financial aspects of estate and retirement planning for Certified Senior Advisor (CSA) 1 CE Eligible
Financial Planning for Chartered Special Needs Consultant (ChSNC) 1 CE Eligible
Finance for CIPM 1 PL Eligible
Financial Planning for Chartered Advisor in Senior Living (CASL) 1 CE Eligible
License details Credits Status
Finance for Certified Public Accountants (CPA-US) 1 CPE Approved
Special situations (Housing, Divorce, Household employees) for Personal Financial Specialist (PFS) 1 CPD Eligible
Finance for Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) 1 PL Eligible
Finance for Delaware Licensed Public Accountant (DE-LPA) 1 CPE Eligible
Financial Planning for Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC) 1 CE Eligible
Financial Planning for Certified Wealth Strategist (CWS) 1 CE Eligible
Trust and Estate Practitioners (TEP) 1 CPD Eligible
Financial Planning for Certified Fiduciary and Investment Risk Specialist (CFIRS) 1 CE Eligible
Financial Planning for Retirement Income Certified Professional (RICP) 1 CE Eligible
Financial Planning for Wealth Management Certified Professional (WMCP) 1 CE Eligible
Financial Planning for Financial Services Certified Professional (FSCP) 1 CE Eligible
Finance for Iowa Licensed Public Accountant (IA-LPA) 1 CPE Eligible
Finance for Maine Licensed Public Accountant (ME-LPA) 1 CPE Eligible
Financial aspects of estate and retirement planning for Certified Senior Advisor (CSA) 1 CE Eligible
Financial Planning for Chartered Special Needs Consultant (ChSNC) 1 CE Eligible
Financial Planning for Chartered Advisor in Senior Living (CASL) 1 CE Eligible
Finance for CIPM 1 PL Eligible

Additional Information

Credit

1

Course Level

Basic

Instructional Method

QAS Self Study
Group Internet Based

Pre-requisites

None

Advance Preparation

None

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About Instructor

Barry Sacks
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Barry H. Sacks, PhD, JD, a member of the California State Bar, is a tax attorney specializing in pension law. He is a 1973 graduate of Harvard Law School.  Since 1974, with the enactment of ERISA (the pension reform law), he has practiced almost exclusively in the area of retirement plan law.  He has been certified as a specialist in taxation law since 1980 by the California Board of Legal Specialization. For the past ten years, he has been listed in the peer-selected “Best Lawyers in America”.  In 2015, Mr. Sacks was designated as Best Lawyers’ “Lawyer of the Year” in the field of retirement plan law for the San Francisco Bay area.  In addition, he holds a Ph.D. in theoretical physics from MIT, where he completed a doctoral dissertation that involved substantial mathematical modeling.  

He published the pioneering research paper modeling the use of reverse mortgage credit lines to mitigate the effects of adverse sequences of investment returns in retirement accounts (Journal of Financial Planning, February, 2012).  The retirement income strategy described in the Journal of Financial Planning article has been granted 2 patents. He published a sequel to this paper in the October, 2017 issue of the Journal of Financial Planning, expanding the range of application of the strategy. In 2016, he published an article in the Journal of Taxation (“Recovering a Lost Deduction”) on the income tax deduction for interest accrued on reverse mortgages. While developing his model for the use of reverse mortgages in retirement income planning, Mr. Sacks became aware of other needs of retirees (or soon-to-be retirees), including those who are moving to new homes and those who are in the process of divorce.  As a result, he has published papers demonstrating various uses of reverse mortgages to address these retirees’ needs.

In the earlier part of his career, Mr. Sacks spoke frequently at California Continuing Education of the Bar presentations and at advance tax seminars as a visiting lecturer at U.C. Hastings College of the Law.  More recently he has spoken at various Bar Association meetings (including the Marin County Bar Association and East Bay Trusts and Estates Council) and at meetings of financial planning organizations.

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To maintain compliance, you must follow the guidelines set by NASBA and other regulatory bodies, which include completing the course within the specified timeframe, passing the assessments, and keeping accurate records of your learning activities.

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Michael Boyle, AFSP
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This topic may be peripheral for some tax preparers, but I really benefited from this course. In CT, there is a larger population that could benefit from the analysis supporting the material. The case study examples were so detailed they can serve as courses of action templates. Just outstanding and very interesting.

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Peter W Fierro, CPA (US)
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Different than I expected, but interesting. Presenter clearly has a lot of experience in kind of a dismal topic. "Stay single, bring your kids up the same," my dad used to say...

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